Author Question: While turning a patient who had a bowel resection yesterday, the wound eviscerated. What is the ... (Read 79 times)

Arii_bell · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

While turning a patient who had a bowel resection yesterday, the wound eviscerated. What is the initial nursing intervention?

a. Place the patient in the high Fowler's position.
b. Give the patient fluids to prevent shock.
c. Replace the dressing with sterile fluffy pads.
d. Apply a warm, moist normal saline sterile dressing.

Question 2

The nurse has staged a pressure ulcer that has a shallow crater with a dry pink wound bed as a:

a. stage I
b. stage II
c. stage III
d. stage IV

Yixagurpuldink · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Cover the wound with a sterile towel moistened with sterile physiological saline (warm).

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Stage II pressure ulcers have a shallow crater with a dry pink wound bed without slough.