Practice Question
A nurse is applying cold therapy to a client's face following oral surgery. The nurse should identify that which of the following is a therapeutic effect of cold therapy?
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
Decreased edema formation
Rationale:
💠Cold therapy (cryotherapy) works by causing vasoconstriction, which reduces capillary permeability and limits fluid leakage into tissues.
💠This helps control swelling and edema formation at the surgical or injury site.
💠Cold also decreases nerve conduction velocity, providing analgesic effects and reducing the client’s perception of pain.
💠By lowering local tissue metabolism, it prevents further injury in the acute phase.
💠The nurse applies cold therapy for short, intermittent periods to avoid tissue damage or frostbite while maximizing therapeutic effects.
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This question is from PN Fundamentals 2023 Exam Sept which contains 72 questions.
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Question Details
- Category: LPN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: LPN ATI Exams
- Domain: Fundamentals of Nursing
- Answer Choices: 4