Pressure Ulcer/Injury Simplified – Final Quiz

Factors increasing the risk of pressure ulcers/injuries are:  Select the three correct answers

A device related pressure ulcer (DRPU) can be defined as:

An involvement/interaction with a device or object that is not in direct contact with skin, causing focal and localised forces that deform the superficial and deep underlying tissues.

Where are common areas that pressure ulcers/injuries are most likely to occur?

What are the extrinsic factors that increase a patient’s risk of developing a pressure area? Select the three correct answers.

Which of the following can help in the prevention and management of pressure ulcer/injuries? Select the three correct answers.

A category 2 pressure ulcer/injury is: Intact skin with non-blanchable redness of a localised area usually over a bony prominence. The area may be painful, firm, soft, warmer or cooler as compared to adjacent tissue.

Pressure ulcer/injuries are only superficial to partial thickness skin loss.

Medical device related pressure ulcers/injuries can be caused by: select the three correct answers

Which is not a description of a category 4 pressure ulcer/injury?

The European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP 2019) defined a pressure ulcer as?