When reviewing some of the primary aspects of effective local wound management, a nurse would see all of the following, except:
a. maintain a moist environment. c. promote epithelialization.
b. ongoing debridement. d. increase comfort.
B
The treatment of local wounds includes several components for effective therapy. Some of these
measures are maintaining a moist environment, aiding debridement (not ongoing debridement),
promoting epithelialization, increasing comfort, controlling exudate and odor, minimizing the
frequency of dressing changes, and removing dressings without trauma.
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a. Use commercial diaper wipes to clean the area. b. Apply a protective ointment on the area. c. Change the infant's diaper less frequently. d. Keep the diaper area covered all of the time.
An afferent pathway that carries sensory impulses from the body into the spinal cord is the
a. subarachnoid. c. ventral root. b. spinal nerves. d. dorsal root.
Individuals with a recessive gene inheritance pattern should be advised that
a. if one parent is a carrier, there is a 50 percent chance of having affected children b. prenatal screening for recessive gene disorders is rarely performed c. the disease is passed from generation to generation d. if both parents are carriers, there is a 25 percent chance of having affected offspring
A client is prescribed an aminoglycoside and the nurse understands that the usual route by which most aminoglycosides are administered is:
a. oral. c. topical. b. parenteral. d. intrathecal.