The Nurse Notices a Change in Wound Drainage and Gets

question 4

Multiple Choice

The nurse notices a change in wound drainage and gets an order for a culture.Nursing care is appropriate if which technique is used?

• A) Obtain samples of both skin and wound exudate.
• B) Rotate sterile swabs at a deep point in the wound.
• C) Use older secretions for a more valid specimen.
• D) Move the swabs back and forth across the wound.

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Definitions:

Attitude Polarization

The phenomenon whereby a person's stance on a specific issue becomes more extreme after being exposed to opposing arguments.

Effort Justification

A cognitive dissonance theory concept where individuals rationalize the effort they put into achieving a goal, often valuing the outcome more if more effort was required.

Self-fulfilling Prophecy

A prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true due to positive feedback between belief and behavior.

False Consensus Effect

The cognitive bias to overestimate the extent to which others share our beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors.