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Which of the following interventions would a nurse include in the plan of care for an incontinent patient with a stage II sacral pressure ulcer with no activity restrictions? Select all that apply.
 
  1. Repositioning the patient every 2 hours
  2. Getting the patient up in a chair for meals and prn
  3. Assessing the patient's incontinence pads every shift
  4. Massaging the area around the decubitus bid
  5. Elevating the patient's heels while he or she is in bed

Question 2

A patient, 3 days postoperative, tells the nurse that her wound is a little more painful today than it was yesterday. Which of the following would be important information to document about the patient's wound? Select all that apply.
 
  1. Skin turgor
  2. Color of drainage
  3. Length of wound
  4. Odor of drainage
  5. Closed or open



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: 1, 2, 5

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 2, 3, 4, 5



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again



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