EXERCISES, LESSON 4
INSTRUCTIONS: The following multiple-choice exercises are to be answered by
writing the letter of the response that best answers the question or best completes the
incomplete statement on a separate sheet of paper. After you have completed all of the
lesson exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercises" following the lesson exercises and
check your answers.
1. A sterile dressing is used to:
a.
Protect the wound from bacteria in the environment.
b.
Protect the environment from bacteria in the wound.
c.
Both a and b.
2. Which one of the following is a dressing with a plastic-like coating on one side?
a.
Abdominal pad.
b.
Gauze sponge.
c.
Petrolatum gauze.
d.
Telfa pad.
3. You wish to use a tape to secure a dressing, which allows the skin beneath the tape
to "breathe" (have air exchange). You can use:
a.
Adhesive tape.
b.
Hypoallergenic tape.
c.
Plastic tape.
d.
Either hypoallergenic tape or plastic tape.
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