The nurse is reviewing the medical record of a
patient who is to receive wound care with topical silver sulfadiazine (Silvadene). Which finding, if noted, would be a potential contraindication?
a. The patient has an open wound from a burn on her arm.
b. The patient is allergic to sulfonamide drugs.
c. The patient is allergic to shellfish.
d. The patient's burn wound has been dbrided.
Question 2
A patient is admitted to the hospital for
possible septicemia. He has a large pressure ulcer on his heel that is open and includes necrotic tissue. However, his prothrombin time/international normalized ratio (PT/INR) values are too high to permit surgical dbridement at this time. The nurse expects that which wound-care product will be used to treat the wound?
a. Cadexomer iodine (Iodosorb)
b. Biafine topical emulsion
c. Povidone-iodine (Betadine)
d. Collagenase (Santyl)
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