NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING
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Lower the wound below the heart
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Use a topical antibiotic cream on the wound
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Hold a thick pad against the wound and press down hard
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Apply light pressure with a bandage
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Detailed explanation-1: -Apply direct pressure on the cut or wound with a clean cloth, tissue, or piece of gauze until bleeding stops. If blood soaks through the material, don’t remove it. Put more cloth or gauze on top of it and continue to apply pressure.
Detailed explanation-2: -Elevate the wound and apply direct pressure. 1. Elevate the wound above the heart and apply firm pressure with a clean compress (such as a clean, heavy gauze pad, washcloth, T-shirt, or sock) directly on the wound. Call out for someone to get help, or call 911 yourself.
Detailed explanation-3: -Apply pressure. Place clean gauze or cloth on the wound and apply direct pressure. Elevate. If the cut is on your legs or arms, elevate the limb above heart level to slow the blood flow. Wash the wound. When the wound stops bleeding, release the pressure. Bandage it up. 27-Oct-2021