Answer to Question 1
A
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The nurse can describe a wound caused by a sharp knife as an incision wound with clean separation of skin and tissue with smooth, even edges. Ulceration is a shallow crater in which skin or mucous membrane is missing. An abrasion is a wound in which the surface layers of the skin have been scraped away. A laceration is the separation of skin and tissue in which the edges are torn and irregular.
Answer to Question 2
C
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The nurse should document this wound as an abrasion. An abrasion is an open wound in which the surface layers of the skin are scraped off. An incision can be described as a clean separation of skin and tissue with smooth, even edges. A laceration is described as a separation of skin and tissue in which the edges are torn and irregular. A puncture is an opening in the skin, underlying tissue, or mucous membrane caused by a narrow, sharp, pointed object.