Author Question: Which of the following are examples of nonselective mechanical debridement methods? Select all that ... (Read 43 times)

aabwk4 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

Which of the following are examples of nonselective mechanical debridement methods? Select all that apply.

a. Wet-to-dry dressings
b. Sharp debridement
c. Whirlpool
d. Pulsed lavage

Question 2

The student nurse is assigned to a patient through the entire perioperative period and identifies the time when the preoperative phase ends and the intraoperative phase begins as when the patient:

a. Receives the preoperative medication
b. Is taken to the holding area
c. Leaves the holding area
d. Enters the operating room

itsakadoozi · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A, C, D
Wet-to-dry dressings and hydrotherapy (e.g., whirlpool and pulsed lavage) are nonselective forms of debridement, which means that healthy tissue as well as devitalized tissue can be removed with their use. Sharp debridement is a selective form of debridement. With sharp debridement, only devitalized tissue is removed.

Answer to Question 2

D
The classification changes from preoperative to intraoperative when the patient enters the operating room. The patient remains a preoperative patient after receiving the preoperative medication until he enters the operating room. The patient remains a preoperative patient while in the holding area and is still considered preoperative when leaving the holding areauntil entering the operating room.