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Teonica Gillespie
on Oct 10, 2024
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The nurse is caring for a patient who has an open wound.For evaluating the progress of wound healing,what is the nurse's priority action?
A) Asking the unregulated care providers whether the wound looks better.
B) Documenting the progress of wound healing as "better" in the patient's chart.
C) Measuring the wound and observe for redness,swelling,or drainage.
D) Leaving the dressing off the wound for easier access and more frequent assessments.
Wound Healing
The natural process by which the body repairs and regenerates skin and tissue damage.
Priority Action
The most important or urgent task that needs to be performed first in a sequence of actions, especially in critical situations.
Open Wound
A breach in the skin or a disruption of the normal structure and function of the skin.
- Understand the process and importance of evaluating wound healing, including the assessment of wound progress.
Verified Answer
MJ
Learning Objectives
- Understand the process and importance of evaluating wound healing, including the assessment of wound progress.