Check Your Understanding Questions
1
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Describe intentional and unintentional wounds.
2
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Describe closed and open wounds.
3
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Describe the difference between erythema in patients with lighter skin and patients with darker skin tones.
4
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Describe the five types of exudate that may come from wounds.
5
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Describe how the disruption of activities of daily living (ADLs) may have psychological effects on a patient.
6
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Describe nursing interventions for a patient who has altered body image caused by a chronic wound.
7
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Explain the difference between providing decontamination for a patient with chemical burns and a patient with radiation burns.