Wound Functional Outcomes

NPTE Clinical Files | Physical Therapy

Kyle Rice

Health & Fitness

2.4 • 608 Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2022

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Jenny is assessing an immobilized patient with a sacral pressure wound. During the assessment, the therapist examines the change in wound and surrounding skin attributes, reduction in wound depth, change in exudate characteristics, and wound closure. These performance indicators are all associated with which of the following outcomes?

A. Progression through the phases of wound healing

B. Oxygenation or perfusion of tissue

C. Reduced or controlled edema

D. Infection control

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0:00.0	I'm Kyle Rice, awful test taker turned physical therapists and standardized test coach for over 5,000 physical therapists worldwide.
0:09.0	It wasn't that long ago that I struggle with anxiety, lack of confidence, and the fear of failing the NPTE.
0:16.0	Fast forward through the challenges, the 13 standardized test failures, and many lessons learn, and you'll see the life
0:22.4	I have today, a life filled with love, financial freedom, and a dream job that allows me to
0:27.8	change lives every single day. I created the NPTE Clinical Files podcast to give you simple,
0:34.3	actionable strategies, along with a step-by-step walkthrough of NPTE-based questions.
0:40.5	All of this so that you can dominate your exam like I did and achieve your dream.
0:45.5	So if you're a driven PT student who's looking to pass the NPTE and start creating a life
0:50.8	you love, you're in the right place.
0:53.1	Enjoy the show.
0:56.0	For this week's clinical file, we have Jenny, and Jenny is assessing an immobilized patient with a sacral pressure wound.
1:01.6	During the assessment, the therapist examines the change in wound and surrounding skin attributes,
1:08.3	reduction in wound depth, change in exudate characteristics, and wound closure.
1:14.3	These performance indicators are all associated with which of the following outcomes.
1:19.0	So we have A, progression through the phases of wound healing, B, oxygenation or profusion of tissue.
1:26.4	C, reduced or controlled edema, and D is infection control.
1:32.0	All right. So for my people who struggle with wound care, dressings, all of that stuff, I wanted to
1:38.7	throw a curveball at you. This is a good one right here to get you prepared for the NPTE. So we're going to take this
1:44.9	nice and slow. Sounds good. All right. Let's go up to the top of this question. We have Jenny is
1:50.0	assessing an immobilized patient with a sacral pressure wound. Not a lot going on in this first sentence.
1:56.3	What I would pull from it mostly is the patient has a sacral pressure wound.
2:02.7	Let's continue forward.
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