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[Answered]: Margaret is a 90-year-old retired nurse and for the…

Margaret is a 90-year-old retired nurse and for the past month she has been receiving regular wound dressings from the community nurse for a wound to her heal. Margaret was admitted to hospital recently for a chest infection and spent a period of bed rest. This is when the wound to her heal was first noted. Margaret has been a smoker for 70years (10/day), her past medical history includes, hypertension, Type II diabetes controlled on tablets, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and at times requires home oxygen. T – 36.2 C HR – 72 bpm BP – 145/86 RR – 20 SpO2 – 95% Taking into consideration the information that you have: 1. Assess Margaret’s wound using the wound care chart 2. What do you think is the likely diagnosis or cause of the wound? 3. What do you think has contributed to the formation of the wound? 4. What do you think would be the plan of care to manage Margaret’s wound?

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