A nurse assesses a pressure ulcer on a child and finds ...

[lb_gilbert]

A nurse assesses a pressure ulcer on a child and finds full-thickness loss of the dermal layer and visible subcutaneous fat. At which stage does the nurse document this pressure ulcer to be?
 
  A.
  Stage I
  B.
  Stage II
  C.
  Stage III
  D.
  Stage IV

Question 2

A nurse is caring for four patients on a general pediatric unit. The nurse identifies risk for impaired skin integrity as a nursing diagnosis for all four. Which patient's skin should the nurse assess first?
 
  A.
  Adolescent 4 hours postoperative after appendectomy
  B.
  School-age child just back from a tonsillectomy
  C.
  Teen eating in a chair 1 week post-burn
  D.
  Toddler with broken femur in skeletal traction

[ApricotDream]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
A stage III pressure ulcer involves the full thickness of the dermis, possible visible subcutaneous fat, possible sloughing, and possible tunneling. This is a stage III ulcer.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Immobility is a major risk factor for impaired skin integrity. The nurse should first assess the child in traction, as this child is the least mobile. A child sitting in a chair to eat is at least partially mobile. Children after routine surgery are expected to recover quickly and begin activity within a day.

[lb_gilbert]

Excellent

[mohan]

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