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cartlidgeashley · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

What is the primary purpose of a whirlpool bath given to the patient with a stage III pressure ulcer?

a. To prevent infection
b. To stimulate granulation tissue growth
c. To improve circulation in surrounding skin
d. To provide moisture to the ulcer

Question 2

While bathing a patient, the nurse discovers a grayish black, nodular growth that resembles a blackberry in the middle of the patient's back. What action should the nurse take?

a. Report the findings to the patient's health care provider.
b. Teach the patient how to assess for changes in the growth.
c. Document the finding of an actinic kera-tosis on the back.
d. Inform the patient that he has a growth that is a melanoma.

olivia_paige29 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
The whirlpool acts as a type of dbridement. It gets rid of the necrotic debris and stimulates gra-nulation tissue growth.

Answer to Question 2

A
These findings are consistent with a nodular malignant melanoma. This lesion should be eva-luated by the physician and removed immediately once the diagnosis is confirmed. Teaching the patient to assess for changes is a lesser-priority action. Actinic keratoses are not consistent with these findings but instead appear on fair-skinned people as small, scaly, red, or grayish papules. Biopsy is required before any diagnosis can be confirmed, at which time the physician should disclose the results.