Autolytic Wound Debridement

Wound management is one of the cornerstones for nursing care however, effective wound care extends far beyond the application of the wound itself. Nurses may be required to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate wound care; therefore, order to fill these roles it’s critical to have an understanding of the several different areas of wound care such as, integumentary system, classification of wounds, wound procedures, and documentation. Knowledge in each of these areas will allow nurses to make well informed decisions about wound care, and as a result play an active part in wound healing.

Population-(P) Inpatients receiving wound care. Intervention- (I) Wound Care Education for Health Care Provider. Comparison- (C) Usual care by a healthcare provider who has not participated in wound care education. Outcomes- (O) Improving wound care skills among healthcare providers, alleviation of pain resulting from improperly treated wounds, speedy healing of wounds. Time- (T) 6 months. The project will seek to establish the level which continued or frequent wound care education for health care providers, especially the nurses would facilitate the

Change the dressing at least once a day or whenever the bandage becomes wet or dirty. After the wound has healed enough to make infection unlikely, you can leave it uncovered- air will speed healing.

The data collection was carried out as the participants came for wound dressing. The explanation was given to each patient regarding how the conventional group is being treated with povidone-iodine and the herbal group with formulation prepared by the researcher. The demographic variables were collected following the norms laid by diabetic protocol. The protocols included were, checking of vital signs, BMI, RBS, nail care, sensation checking by cotton wool tip and cold and hot water, monofilaments and plantar pressure checking. The wound measurement was made by using of Texas stage and grade scale and Wagner grade scale. This data collection was carried out at the pre-test level, post-test level 1 after 15 days and again post test level 2 after

In this paper we will present critical analysis on the different views on nursing the wound dressing focusing primarily on the possible infections ranging from technique to use of silver to the overall impact made by these choices.

Barrett (2009) concurs that, the management of wound required dressing that can maintain a moist environment, absorbs exudates as well as remain in situ over number of days.

• With these kinds of wounds in particular, early intervention can significantly increase the rate of healing and the likelihood

The first couple of paragraphs include an explanation of what is considered a complex wound and the current available treatments. It is beneficial that the authors include an explanation of what the problem is so that the reader can have a better understanding of why this issue is of concern. The paragraphs then transition towards the types of treatments available for the problem and a description of why the current treatments are not sufficient for restorative care.

All nurses involved in wound management need to understand the wound-healing process, as this should underpin their care plans. While treatment options will be influenced by the current stage of healing, it is important to note that the stages can vary in length of time and overlap, which can create difficulties in recognition.

The majority of the time when someone gets a cut or a burn, they just slap a Band-Aid on it and go on with their day. Then a few days later they are caught wondering why the wound is not healing and why it is getting worse. The reason their wound is not healing is because they did not use the equitable technique to clean and bandage the laceration. It is very important to know how to clean a wound properly. The process includes the proper cleaning, medicating, and bandaging procedure.

When the majority of the wound is not covered by necrotic tissue (at least 75%) our treatment should be focused on selective debridement. With this type of removal we will only be working with the necrotic tissue. Depending on the physicians order we may use this in our treatment. Another important aspect is wound cleansing. Every time the dressing is changed they should clean the wound. We should avoid using hydrogen peroxide, soap, povidone iodine because they could damage the healing process. The recommended solutions are water (drinkable tap or sterile) and normal saline. We should also consider using syringe irrigation to apply the solution. Finally, wound moisture is another important aspect we would need to take into consideration.

Wound cleansing has been discussed about for many years, different solutions and techniques have been discussed to use, and it is an important part of preventing infection. Wound cleansing is described as the use of fluids to remove debris and dead tissue from the surface of the wound. The purpose of wound cleansing is to make the best possible conditions at the wound site, for uncomplicated wound healing. The most commonly used solution would be normal saline due to being an isotonic solution and it does not disrupt with normal healing process of wounds (Ljubic, 2013). Normal saline has just been

The article by Fernandez and Griffiths (2013), compares the use of tap water to other cleaning solutions when cleaning wounds. The current practice found in the article was using normal saline because of its isotonic properties and its ability to not affect the healing process of the wounds. Current literature states that clinicians should caution when using on wounds that have exposed tendons or bone and that normal saline should be used in this case. So with that in mind, the authors conducted a study based on tap water effects in wound care.

- Have a wound care plan in place that includes regular dressing changes and assessment of the wound to avoid the wound deteriorating and decrease the risk of further infections.

Abrasion: It is a superficial denudation of the epidermis with no or minimal bleeding. Soothing agents like silver sulfadiazine can be applied for treatment.