What functions should a dressing fulfil for effective wound healing?
High humidity, insulation, gaseous exchange, absorbent.
Anaerobic, impermeable, conformable, low humidity.
Insulation, low humidity, sterile, high adherence.
Absorbent, low adherence, anaerobic, high humidity.
When would it be beneficial to use a wound care plan?
On all chronic wounds.
On all infected wounds.
On all complex wounds.
On every wound.
How would you care for a patient with a necrotic wound?
Systemic antibiotic therapy and apply a dry dressing.
Debride and apply a hydrogel dressing.
Debride and apply an antimicrobial dressing.
Apply a negative pressure dressing.
A new, postsurgical wound is assessed by the nurse and is found to be hot, tender and swollen. How could this wound be best described?
In the inflammation phase of healing.
In the haemostasis phase of healing.
In the reconstructive phase of wound healing.
As an infected wound.
What are the four stages of wound healing in the order they take place?
Proliferative phase, inflammation phase, remodelling phase, maturation phase.
Haemostasis, inflammation phase, proliferation phase, maturation phase.
Inflammatory phase, dynamic stage, neutrophil phase, maturation phase.
Haemostasis, proliferation phase, inflammation phase, remodelling phase.
If an elderly immobile patient had a grade 3 pressure sore, what would your management be?
Hydrocolloid dressing, pressure relieving mattress, nutritional support.
Dry dressing, pressure relieving mattress, mobilization.
Foam dressing, pressure relieving mattress, nutritional support.
Film dressing, mobilization, positioning, nutritional support.
Which one of the following types of wound is NOT suitable for negative pressure wound therapy?
Partial thickness burns
Contaminated wounds
Diabetic and neuropathic ulcers
Traumatic wounds
How long does the ‘inflammatory phase’ of wound healing typically last?
24 hours
Just minutes
1-5 days
3-24 days
Which of the following methods of wound closure is most suitable for a good cosmetic result following surgery?
Skin clips
Tissue adhesive
Adhesive skin closure strips
Interrupted sutures
You notice an area of redness on the buttock of an elderly patient and suspect they may be at risk of developing a pressure ulcer. Which of the following would be the most appropriate to apply?
Negative pressure dressing
Rapid capillary dressing
Alginate dressing
Skin barrier product
