Wounds that heal by primary intention will most likely: 1. ...

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Wounds that heal by primary intention will most likely:
 
  1. Have minimal scarring
  2. Contain infected tissue
  3. Present with ragged edges
  4. Have portions of missing tissue

Question 2

The nurse is assessing a 78-year-old female African-American client with dark skin. When as-sessing the skin, the nurse knows to avoid which source of light because it can cast a bluish hue on the skin, making the assessment difficult?
 
  1. Natural sunlight
  2. Halogen light
  3. Florescent light
  4. Incandescent light

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: 1
Healing occurs by epithelialization; these wounds heal quickly with minimal scar formation.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 3
The nurse should avoid a fluorescent light source when assessing dark skin because it casts a blu-ish hue, making accurate assessment difficult.