Patient CarePregunta 17 de 100
While assisting with a dressing change, a technician observes that the patient's wound has increased redness, warmth, swelling, and yellow-green drainage with odor. What is the most appropriate action?
a.Cover it and say nothing since drainage is expected
b.Cleanse the wound with alcohol independently
c.Apply a heating pad to the area
d.Report the findings to the nurse, as they suggest possible infection
Explicación
Increased redness, warmth, swelling, purulent (yellow-green) drainage, and odor are classic signs of a wound infection. The technician should report these observations promptly to the nurse for assessment. Wound assessment and treatment decisions are outside the technician's scope of practice.
Practica las 100 preguntas gratis — sin registro.
Preguntas relacionadas de este tema
- To reduce the risk of catheter-associated urinary tract infection, how should the technician position the urinary drainage bag?
- A bedbound patient is at risk for pressure injuries. How often should the technician typically reposition the patient?
- A technician notices an area of intact skin over the sacrum that is reddened and does not blanch (turn white) when pressed. This finding is most consistent with which stage of pressure injury?
- Restorative care focuses primarily on which goal for the patient?
- A technician performs passive range-of-motion (ROM) exercises on a patient who cannot move a joint independently. What defines this type of exercise?
- When feeding a patient who has had a stroke with left-sided weakness, which action promotes safe swallowing?
Última revisión: · proceso editorial
Equipo Editorial de PrepPass · Verificado con NHA Certified Patient Care Technician/Assistant (CPCT/A) Exam · Cómo revisamos