What Data Do Nurses Collect When Assessing a Patient's Wound

question 7

Multiple Choice

What data do nurses collect when assessing a patient's wound? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Skin turgor
• B) Width, length, and depth
• C) Presence of pulsations
• D) Wound color
• E) Presence of edema
• F) Drainage color

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Definitions:

Proxemics

Investigating how people use areas and the consequences of population concentration on individuals' behavior, modes of communication, and social engagements.

Space Orientation

Refers to how individuals or cultures perceive, use, and manage physical space in their environment, including personal space and the organization of buildings and cities.

Nonverbal Communication

Nonverbal communication involves the exchange of information without using words, conveyed through body language, facial expressions, gestures, posture, and tone of voice.

Cultural Tightness-looseness

The degree to which countries or organizations enforce rules and norms, with "tight" cultures having strict norms and little tolerance for deviance, and "loose" cultures being more permissive.