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1
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Acute wounds have exudate for the first ___ - ___ hours

A

48-72

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In chronic wounds, increase exudate is a response to the _____ process

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inflammatory

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In (acute/chronic) wounds, increased exudate is a response to the inflammatory process

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chronic

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Infected wounds may have exudates that (thickens/thins) and becomes purulent

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thickens

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What are the 6 characteristics that exudate can be evaluated by

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color
consistency
adherence
distribution in the wound
presence of odor
amount of exudate present
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What type of wound will have dry or scant serous (clear) exudate

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arterial/ischemic wounds

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What type of exudate would an arterial/ischemic wound have

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dry or scant serous exudate

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What type of wound will have minimal exudate and serous serosanguineous fluid

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neuropathic wounds

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What type of exudate would a neuropathic wound have

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minimal exudate, serous serosanguineous fluid

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What type of wound would be highly exudative and commonly develops LE edema

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venous

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What type of exudate does a venous wound have

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a lot of exudate with common LE edema

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What type of pressure injury would have serous or serosanguineous fluid or minimal to moderate exudate

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Partial thickness wound

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Describe what type of fluid/exudate would be found in a partial thickness wound

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minimal to moderate exudate and serous or serosanguineous fluid

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What type of pressure injury wound have have exudate similar to a partial thickness wound, but may become bloody as the wound heals

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full thickness

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Describe what type of fluid/exudate wound be found in a full thickness wound

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similar to partial thickness, but as the wound heals the exudate may become bloody

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What are the three categories of infection

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  1. Bacterial contamination
  2. Bacterial colonization
  3. Critical colonization
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Which category of infection is the presence of nonproliferating bacteria on the wound surface

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bacterial contamination

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Which category of infection is the presence of proliferating bacteria on the surface of the wound

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bacterial colonization

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Which category of infection is the presence of bacteria in stalled wounds in absence of typical signs and symptoms of inflammation

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critical colonization

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When does a bacterial infection occur?

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After all three categories of an infection has occurred

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____ infection is the presence of bacteria within viable tissue invading living tissue causes an immune response

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bacterial

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True or False:

Contamination means infection

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false

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When bacterial contamination is present there (is/is not) any visible injury to host and a (absent/present) inflammatory reponse

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is not, absent

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When bacterial colonization is present, there (is/is not) any visible injury to the host and a (absent/present) inflammatory response

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is not; absent

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In order to make sure a bacterial infection is present, a ____ must be done.
culture
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If a local infection is present, it means the infection is ____
hidden
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When critical colonization is present there (is/is not) any visible damage to the host and a (absent/present) inflammatory response
is (biofilm is present); absent inflammatory response
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If a culture has greater than ________ organisms/bacteria per milliliters, an infection is present
100,000 or 10^5
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If a culture has greater than 100,000 organisms/bacteria per milliliters, an _____ is present
infection
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What two categories of infection require monitoring
contamination and colonization
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Which two categories of infection require intervention
critical colonization and infection
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Large acute wounds react (the same/differently) to bacterial burden than small chronic wounds
differently
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(acute/chronic) wounds are more susceptible to bacterial invasion by skin flora
acute
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acute wounds are more susceptible to bacterial invasion by ___ ___
skin flora
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What is skin flora
stuff on the skin at all times
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True or False: wounds with a large amount of tissue loss are at greater risk of infection
true
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True or False: MRSA is a part of normal skin flora and can be found on the skin of healthy people
true
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MRSA can be found on the skin of ___% to __% of healthy people
20 to 50
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Which patients are at the highest risk for developing MRSA colonization or infection
patients with a history of IV drug use Patients with prolonged stay in healthcare facilities Patients admitted to intensive care
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What does MRSA stand for
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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____ ________ is a major way of developing MRSA so we must follow all of the universal precautions
cross contamination
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Like MRSA, ____ is a new type of bacteria
BRE
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What are the characteristics to be looking for in a systemic infection
elevated temperature elevated white blood count confusion or agitation in older adults red streaks from wound`
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A ____ can cause confusion or agitation in an older adult, which is a systemic signs of infection
UTI
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What are 3 local signs of infection specific to chronic wounds
Friable granulation tissue wound breakdown foul odor
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What are three ways that quantitative wound cultures are done
tissue biopsy needle aspiration quantitative swab technique
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Which type of wound culture involves the removal of a piece of tissue
tissue biopsy
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Which type of wound culture involves the insertion of a needle into the tissue to aspirate fluid that contains organisms
needle aspiration
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Which type of would culture involves the end of a sterile cotton tipped applicator being rotated in the wound for 5 seconds as pressure is applied to allow the swab to absorb wound fluid
quantitative swab technique
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what are the two types of aseptic techniques
surgical/sterile and medical/clean
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Which aseptic technique is used in surgery for all instruments and heath care workers involved with the process
surgical/sterile
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Which aseptic technique is a procedure to reduce the number of pathogens and decrease the transfer of pathogens
medical/clean
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Which type of health care setting should sterile techniques be used in
acute care hospitals and clinics in acute care facilities
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Which type of healthcare setting should clean technique be used in
home care long term facilities community clinics physician's offices
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What type of procedures should use sterile technique
invasive procedures and sharp debridement
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what type of procedures should use clean technique
routine procedures | dressing changes
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What type of patients should sterile technique be used with
immunocompromised advanced age or very young age diabetic
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What type of patients should clean technique be used with
patients not at high risk for infection
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_____ are chemicals that eliminate living organisms that are pathogenic to the host
antibacterials
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neosporin and bacitracin are examples of _____
antibacterials
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Routine use of antibacterials is strongly (encouraged/discouraged)
discouraged
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_______ posses bactericidal or bacteriostatic properties
antispetics
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What is the difference between bactericidal and bacteriostatic
bactericidal means kill off the bacteria and bacteriostatic stops the growth of bacteria
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Someone at (higher/lower) risk of infection should antibacterials
higher
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peroxide and propidine iodine are examples of ______
antiseptics
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List different types of dressings that contain antiseptics
iodine, silver, honey, polyhexanide, superoxidized water
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Charcoal is used for preventing wound ____, but not much else
odor
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Why is honey used to manage exudate of an infection
because the sugar content produces an enzyme that makes hydrogen peroxide
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polyhexanide is used for wounds that are in the ____ ______ stage
critical colonization
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Superoxidized water is reactive with ___ and ____
chorine and oxygen
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_____ is an organic chemical that has ability to kill or prevent growth of microorganisms like penicillin
antibiotic
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_____ are agents that destroys or stops bacertial growth
antibacterial
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_____ are agents that inhibit or kill fungi
antifungal
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What are 4 cleaning methods of exudate/infection
soaking, whirlpool, scrubbing, and irrigation
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whirlpool is not recommended for ____ wounds
clean

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