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re ter Cle avo wou ising lution rtain uld n in so CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES Patricia Schultz has 1. center. It is reddened around the perimeter. How would you stage this pressure injury? How would you an open wound on her right lower leg. It is 3 x 5 cm and has a blackened area in the e, or Ound List the equipment and supplies you would need to change a sterile dressing 2. sion that contains a Penrose wound drain. over a 4" abdominal inci- treat it? Brad Wayne has developed cellulitis in the arm where he had an IV line. He is placed on antibiotics and told to use heat on it at home. How would you instruct Mr. Wayne to safely give his own heat treat- Think nterve with for 3. ments at home?

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Pressure Ulcers: The other names of pressure ulcers are bedsores, pressure sores or decubitus ulcers. As the name indicates, the pressure ulcers are caused due to the prolonged pressure on the skin.

In the given case, the measures of pressure ulcer wound is, 3 x 5 centimeters (cm). Means, it exposes the underlying muscle and bone tissue, with a centralized necrotic region. The treatment of stage 4 pressure ulcers is,

• Turn the patient every 2 hours
• Maintain the skin clean and dry
• Maintain the prescribed range of mobility and activity
• Avoid massage in the bony prominences
• The bed should be clean and dry