Which intervention can best protect the skin around a heavily draining surgical incision form irritation due to wound drainage?

Which intervention can best protect the skin around a heavily draining surgical incision form irritation due to wound drainage?

a. Applying a hydrocolloid dressing

b. Applying packing and gauze dressings

c. Applying an occlusive dressing

d. Appling a sound drainage bag to the wound

Answer is D, but I don’t know regarding a sound drainage bag.

Please explain everything regarding above questions such as hydrocolloid, packing and gauze, or occlusive dressing.

Please let me know why it is answer about below questions.

Which therapy is the most effective treatment for managing edema?

a. Diuretic therapy

b. Hydrotherapy

c. Compression therapy

d. Ice therapy

After abdominal surgery your patient says that they felt something “pop” when they were getting back to bed. You examine the wound and find the bowel protruding. You should place the patient)

a. On the left side

b. Flat in bed

c. In high fowlers position

d. In low fowlers position

Purple skin indicates maceration, due to excess moisture, and signals the need for a protective barrier around the wound and a more absorbent dressing

a. True

b. False

Contracture is the process by which the edges of the wound pull toward the center of the wound to close it.

a. True

b. False

Pressure ulcers are wounds that can be classified as being

a. Incisions

b. Laceration

c. Abrasions

d. Contusions, abrasions and laceration

Which is an appropriate intervention for a wound that has tunnelling?

a. No intervention

b. Protect the area form pressure

c. Perform conservative sharp debridement

d. Provide warmth to the area