Health care professionals who provide direct patient care do not need to know anything about billing and health insurance

Negative pressure wound therapy __________

A. uses pressures of 10–15 psi to be effective. B. is only reimbursable by Medicare if used on chronic wounds. C. assists with exudate removal. D. all of the above.

You have just applied a pressure dressing to the leg of a woman who suffered a deep laceration to her calf from a piece of broken glass. Which one of the following should you do next?

A) Determine if the bleeding has stopped. B) Obtain a follow-up blood pressure. C) Apply a tourniquet above the laceration. D) Assess for a pedal pulse.