A Resident Has an Arterial Ulcer

question 33

Multiple Choice

A resident has an arterial ulcer. Which will not promote healing?

• A) The person is repositioned according to the care plan.
• B) Pressure points are massaged.
• C) A heel elevator is applied to the affected foot.
• D) A bed cradle is placed on the bed.

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Definitions:

Cohort

Group of individuals born during the same interval.

Survivorship Curve

Graph showing how many members of a cohort remain alive over time.

Death Rate

The average number of deaths per unit of population over a given period of time.

Ecological Footprint

A measure of how much land and water area a human population requires to produce the resources it consumes and to absorb its wastes, using prevailing technology.