NURS 215 FINAL EXAM REVIEW STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ARIZONA COLLEGE OF NURSING

NURS 215 FINAL EXAM REVIEW STUDY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ARIZONA COLLEGE
OF NURSING
What is the difference between a stage II and stage III pressure injury?
✔✔Stage II: Partial thickness loss of dermis presenting as a shallow open
ulcer with a red pink wound bed
Stage III: Full thickness tissue loss; Subcutaneous fat may be visible, but
bone, tendon, or muscle are NOT exposed
What are leg exercises and compression devices helpful for immobile
patients?
✔✔Prevention of DVT
T/F:
One reason why elimination is affected in immobile patients is due to
gravity.
✔✔True
Purple or maroon localized area of discolored intact skin or blood-filled
blister due to damage of underlying soft tissue from pressure and/or shear
is called what?
✔✔Deep tissue (DTPI)
If a patient is immobile for over four years, how might their metabolic
system be affected?
✔✔Low metabolic rate