Infection Prevention and Management

Question 1

Serous

Answer 1

Clear, thin, and watery fluid

Question 2

Serosanguineous

Answer 2

Thin and watery with light red or pink hue

Question 3

Sanguineous

Answer 3

Bright red, fresh blood; could be hemorrhagic

Question 4

Purulent

Answer 4

Thick, opaque and odorous build up from infection

Question 5

Dehiscence

Answer 5

Total or partial disruption in wound edges; wound separation; skin has separated but underlying subcutaneous tissue has not parted

Question 6

Evisceration

Answer 6

Protrusion of viscera through an abdominal wound opening; deep enough that abdominal fascia separates and internal organs protrude

Question 7

First Phase of Wound Healing

Answer 7

Hemostasis; vasoconstriction, aggregation, and clot formation

Question 8

Second Phase of Wound Healing

Answer 8

Inflammatory; vasodilation and phagocytosis

Question 9

Third Phase of Wound Healing

Answer 9

Proliferation; rebuilding new tissue

Question 10

Fourth Phase of Wound Healing

Answer 10

Maturation; scar tissue is formed

Question 11

pH needed for wound healing

Answer 11

7.0-7.6

Question 12

Progress of an Infection: Phase 1

Answer 12

Incubation: time between the pathogen’s entrance into the host and the appearance of symptoms

Question 13

Progress of an Infection: Phase 2

Answer 13

Prodromal: nonspecific symptoms such as nausea, fever, general weakness, or aches and pains