Pressure Ulcers/Injuries – Final Quiz

What are the intrinsic factors in the development of a pressure ulcer/injury?

Malnutrition, immobility, shear, age, sensory impairment.
Malnutrition, immobility, age, medical condition, sensory impairment, dehydration.
Pressure, shear, friction and moisture.
Pressure, shear, age and medical condition.

What are the extrinsic factors in the development of a pressure ulcer/injury?

Pressure ulcers/injuries can occur anywhere on the body but where do they most commonly occur?

According to Apold & Rydrych (2012), medical device-related pressure ulcers/injuries mainly occur where?

The European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP) classification system describes a Stage/Category 3 pressure ulcer/injury as?

A partial-thickness loss of dermis presenting as a shallow open ulcer with a red/pink wound bed without slough.
Full-thickness tissue with exposed bone, tendon or muscle.
Full-thickness tissue loss. Subcutaneous fat may be visible, but bone, tendon or muscle are not exposed.
Intact skin with non-blanchable redness of a localised area usually over a bony prominence.

As part of the aSSKINg bundle what do the I and G stand for?

Complete the sentence:

Pressure ulcers will not be able to heal if they continue to….

The European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP) classification describes a Stage/Category 2 pressure ulcer/injury as?

A partial-thickness loss of dermis presenting as a shallow open ulcer with a red/pink wound bed without slough.
Full-thickness tissue with exposed bone, tendon or muscle.
Full-thickness tissue loss. Subcutaneous fat may be visible, but bone, tendon or muscle are not exposed.
Intact skin with non-blanchable redness of a localised area usually over a bony prominence.

Which of the following are examples of pressure-relieving devices? (Select the three correct answers)

What degree of tilt is widely recommended to assist in redistributing pressure?