Question

While walking in the woods, an 8-year-old boy trips and a stick cuts his right leg. The camp nurse inspects the wound and determines a portion of the dermis is intact, so she cleanses and bandages the wound. What wound classification will the nurse document on the child's health record?

Answer 1

The nurse will document the wound classification as a partial thickness wound on the child's health record.

Step-by-step explanation:

The nurse will document the wound classification as a partial thickness wound on the child's health record. A partial thickness wound involves damage to the outer layer of the skin (epidermis) and a portion of the underlying layer (dermis). In this case, since a portion of the dermis is intact, it indicates that the wound did not penetrate deep into the skin.