Monday, March 9, 2009

question of the week

for the week of 03.09.09

Which intervention would a nurse find most effective to promote healing in a client diagnosed with a venous stasis ulcer?

1. Apply the dressing using sterile technique
2. Improve the client's nutrition status
3. Initiate automatic compression therapy of the limb
4. Begin the ordered proteolytic debridement

1 comment:

a.ha said...

The correct answer is number: 2

LeMone, P., & Burke, K. M. (Eds.).
(2008).Medical-surgical nursing: Critical thinking in client care (4th ed.).
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.