The patient with a stage III pressure ulcer that will not heal is horrified about being hooked up to a unit providing voltage stimulus to the wound. The nurse explains that the electrical stimulation will:
a. sterilize the wound.
b. increase blood vessel growth.
c. cause the ulcer to close by scabbing.
d. coagulate the drainage.
B
The electrical stimulation will increase blood supply by stimulating vessel growth. The voltage unit will not cleanse the wound, cause scabbing, or coagulation of drainage.
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