Author Question: A client is brought to a health care facility for treatment of a bleeding cut. The client was ... (Read 101 times)

james9437 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A client is brought to a health care facility for treatment of a bleeding cut. The client was injured by a sharp knife. How can the nurse most accurately describe the client's wound?

A) A clean separation of skin and tissue with smooth, even edges.
B) A shallow crater in which skin or mucous membrane is missing.
C) A wound in which the surface layers of the skin are scraped away.
D) A separation of skin and tissue in which the edges are torn and irregular.

Question 2

A 7-year-old child is brought to a health care facility following a fall from a swing. The nurse notes that surface layers of the skin have been scraped away due to the fall. How should the nurse document this wound?

A) Incision
B) Laceration
C) Abrasion
D) Puncture

todom5090 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
The nurse can describe a wound caused by a sharp knife as an incision wound with clean separation of skin and tissue with smooth, even edges. Ulceration is a shallow crater in which skin or mucous membrane is missing. An abrasion is a wound in which the surface layers of the skin have been scraped away. A laceration is the separation of skin and tissue in which the edges are torn and irregular.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
The nurse should document this wound as an abrasion. An abrasion is an open wound in which the surface layers of the skin are scraped off. An incision can be described as a clean separation of skin and tissue with smooth, even edges. A laceration is described as a separation of skin and tissue in which the edges are torn and irregular. A puncture is an opening in the skin, underlying tissue, or mucous membrane caused by a narrow, sharp, pointed object.