Wound Vac Therapy
5 Questions
| Total Attempts: 471
This quiz is designed to test your knowledge of applying and managing a Wound VAC dressing in your clinical setting.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Select the patient who's wound qualifies for wound vac therapy.
- A.
A patient with a stage I pressure wound.
- B.
A patient with superficial 1st degree burns
- C.
A patient with a dehisced abdominal wound.
- D.
A patient with a wound where the intestines are clearly visible.
- 2.Which items are necessary for a Wound VAC dressing change?
- A.
Syringe for irrigation
- B.
Wound Vac dressing kit
- C.
Measuring card
- D.
Scissors
- E.
All of the above
- 3.If I you turn on the VAC machine and the sponge is not compressing properly, you should turn the mmHg of suction up.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.A nurse can apply a wound vac to any patient with an appropriate wound without a physicians order.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.A patient is due for a wound VAC dressing change. You have checked the physicians orders and see that therapy is to continue. The next thing the nurse should do is?
- A.
Start the procedure to get it done as quickly as possible.
- B.
Inform the patient that you will be changing the dressing soon and premedicate with ordered pain medicine.
- C.
Wait for the next shift to do it.
- D.
Let the nursing assistant know that the dressing will need changed when she has time.
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