NURS 215 FINAL EXAM REVIEW STUDY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ARIZONA COLLEGE
OF NURSING
What is the difference between a stage II and stage III pressure injury?
✔✔Stage II: Partial thickness loss of dermis presenting as a shallow open
ulcer with a red pink wound bed
Stage III: Full thickness tissue loss; Subcutaneous fat may be visible, but
bone, tendon, or muscle are NOT exposed
What are leg exercises and compression devices helpful for immobile
patients?
✔✔Prevention of DVT
T/F:
One reason why elimination is affected in immobile patients is due to
gravity.
✔✔True
Purple or maroon localized area of discolored intact skin or blood-filled
blister due to damage of underlying soft tissue from pressure and/or shear
is called what?
✔✔Deep tissue (DTPI)
If a patient is immobile for over four years, how might their metabolic
system be affected?
✔✔Low metabolic rate