Skin Integrity

3. Category/stage of pressure ulcer that involves full thickness tissue loss, subcutaneous fat may be visible, but the bone, tendon or muscle is not exposed
5. Of or pertaining to the death of tissue in response to disease or injury
8. a torn jagged wound
10. a layer of this kind of tissue is red and moist consisting of blood vessels and connective tissue covers the wound base
11. the loss of epidermis
12. decreased blood flow to tissue, usually result in tissue death; occurs when capillary blood flow is obstructed
13. a category of pressure ulcer that includes full thickness tissue loss with depth unknown, depth may be obscured by slough and or eschar
16. the force exerted on the skin while the skin remains stationary and bony structures move
17. bleeding from an acute wound, can be internal or external
18. Surface damage caused by the skin rubbing against another surface that often results in an abrasion

1. stage of pressure ulcer that includes full thickness tissue loss with depth unknown, may be obscured by slough and or eschar
2. to remove necrotic tissue from a wound
4. category/ stage of pressure ulcer that involves partial thickness loss of dermis presenting as a shallow open ulcer with red-pink wound bed without slough; can also appear as a blister
6. a way of cleansing wounds of exudate and debris; involves a syringe to flush the areas with a constant flow of solution
7. fluid, cells or other substances that have been slowly discharged from cells or blood vessels through small holes or breaks in cell membranes
9. when wound layers separate below the fascial layer and visceral organs protrude through the wound opening; a medical emergency requiring placement of sterile saline towels placed over tissues
14. a thick layer of dead, dry tissue that covers a pressure ulcer
15. softening of the skin caused by moisture such as skin that remains moist over an extended period