The nurse is caring for a patient with a stage III pressure ulcer that is not healing. Which statement accurately describes the goal of electrical stimulation of the pressure ulcer?
a. To sterilize the wound
b. To increase blood vessel growth
c. To cause the ulcer to close by scabbing
d. To 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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