The nurse is assessing the client's stage III decubiti of the coccyx. In measuring the depth and width of the
wound, the nurse notes that the wound is beefy red and grainy, and the depth has decreased by 2 mm but the width has not changed.
The nurse interprets this finding as the wound
A) progressing positively toward healing.
B) not healing properly.
C) no longer at risk for infection.
D) about to slough off tissue.
A
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A. Drink 8 to 10 glasses of water daily. B. Drink a glass of apple juice daily. C. Empty the bladder before intercourse. D. Void every 1 to 2 hours while awake. E. Void every 2 to 3 hours while awake.
Lymph flows faster in response to:
a. increased metabolic activity. b. decreased blood volume. c. decreased metabolic rate. d. decreased permeability of the capillary walls.
The nurse is assessing the integumentary status of a patient diagnosed with chronic renal failure. Which of the following will the nurse most likely assess in this patient?
1. skin damp and mottled in color 2. skin pale with good turgor 3. skin flushed with poor turgor 4. skin dry, yellow-brown in color, with pruritis
Which of the following is the rate a drug is absorbed or the degree at which a drug is absorbed into the body??
A) Bioavailability B) Medication toxicity C) Automaticity D) Action potential