The nurse is caring for a patient who is admitted to your unit with a diagnosis of venous ulceration unresponsive to treatment. What is the nurse most likely to find during an assessment of this patient?
A) Gangrene
B) Heavy exudate
C) Deep wound bed
D) Pale wound bed
Ans: B
Feedback: Ulcerations are in the area of the medial or lateral malleolus (gaiter area) and are typically large, superficial, and highly exudative. Venous hypertension causes extravasation of blood, which discolors the area.
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