Outcome 1 understand the anatomy and physiology of the skin in relation to pressure area care
Outcome 1: Understand the anatomy and physiology of the skin in relation to pressure area care
Healthy and functioning skin barrier is important protector against dehydration, penetration of various microorganisms, allergens, irritants, reactive oxygen species and radiation. The skin barrier may be specifically adjusted to allow penetration. For this reason daily skin care may increase skin regeneration, elasticity, smoothness, and thus temporarily change the skin condition.
Identify a range of interventions that can reduce the risk of skin breakdown and pressure sores.
Outcome 1 Understand the anatomy and physiology of the skin in relation to pressure area care:
First of all, having a better understanding of different ostomy types and the meaning of their locations will help me know how to educate my patients and anticipate their needs. For example, knowing what nutrients might be lacking with an ileostomy, as well as which ones may be helpful in caring for a urostomy, will allow me to better care for my patients. I will be able to teach them how to maintain adequate nutrition following discharge. After learning what to watch for and how to prevent skin breakdown and infection around stomas, I will be sure to keep peristomal skin clean and dry without using soap around the immediate area. I would have used soap prior to reading this article. I will be able to assess and care for the potential skin problems Schreiber addressed. If I make sure to monitor for things like irritation, bleeding, and skin stripping, I will decrease my patient’s risk for infection related to the ostomy. Teaching the patient how to monitor for these conditions, keep the skin clean, and empty the ostomy independently will also be a high priority. I will want to make sure the patient has retained the education and is comfortable going home with an ostomy if he or she is able. In addition, I hope to also encourage my patients to ask questions and discuss any concerns related to self-image and usual physical
The goals and side effects such irritation within treatment field, dry or moist peeling, possible blistering, telangiectasis, and hyperpigmentation of area were discussed. The early onset of these symptoms due to the combination of the treatments were also reviewed with the patient.
Both men and ladies develop psoriasis at equivalent rates, those that developed signs of a skin condition don’t seem to find it to severe enough to visit a dermatologist at first, instead many apply moisturizers in hopes that if centralized its smooths out from the being visible and woman apply make-up for cover up while males usually do not seem to hide it or care. The analyzable data gathered for individuals with psoriasis is critical to comprehend because this skin disorder and its level of severity may lead to developing comorbidities linked with psoriasis. In the journal Medicine and Dermatology Follow (2009), FDA reported once individuals decide to visit a doctor’s office to inquire about the disturbing appearance of what may be psoriasis doctor’s account 88% of the time the diagnosis is in fact psoriasis and is already at its moderate stages. There are about 150,000 new cases each year in the United States for psoriasis (Medicine and Dermatology Follow, 2009). In the study of Pietrngelo & Krucik (2016),1.9 percent of African-Americans have psoriasis, contrasted with 4.6 its most astounding in percent of Caucasians. Psoriasis often grows between the ages of 15 and 40, but it can develop at any age. A few babies have psoriasis, even though this is viewed as uncommon. The first signs of psoriasis are in females mostly in the 20 years of age while in males the mean age is 29 years of age (Pietrngelo & Krucik,
The integumentary system is the body’s “first line of defence” against harmful pathogens such as bacteria and viruses. Although the name sounds very complicated, the integumentary system actually one’s skin. Technically, the skin has two major functions: protection, and absorbing useful nutrients. However, theoretically, the category of protection can be split into many other categories. The “protection” can be split into protecting the body from pathogens, protecting body from dehydration, and protecting body from rapid temperature change. An integumentary has many capillaries below the surface, which can help absorb
Sometimes it's difficult to recognize fact from fiction about skin care when you seek information online. You always want to look good and therefore you seek some tips, read conflicting blog posts or articles filled with but don’t know whether the information you are seeking is actually true or not.
In order for patients to maximize the benefits of their micro-needling treatments, they must be educated not only about the treatments themselves, but how to properly take care of their skin to ensure their recovery and longer lasting benefits. MDpen’s
This article defines the term incontinence and explains what incontinence-associated dermatitis is. It explains how incontinence – whether it is urine or fecal- can cause incontinence-associated dermatitis. The article gives a background how the skin obtains incontinence-associated dermatitis. It also lists the risk factors, prevention, and skin management of incontinence-associated dermatitis. It highlights the importance of proper diagnosis and gives a brief difference between incontinence-associated dermatitis and pressure ulcer. However, the article did not mention about how many participants were studied and if a controlled group was used. The author could have added that information (participants involved, ages, number of participants,
Each of them however had a history of and were tested for one or more of the following urticaria: cold urticaria, dermographism, cholinergic urticaria, delayed pressure induced urticaria, exercise induced urticaria, solar urticaria, vibratory urticaria, and two rare forms of urticaria known as local-heat and aquagenic. Challenge testing included, but was not limited to, pressure stroking, ice water submersion of hands and arms, exercising to induce sweat, vibratory stimulation, and exposure to UV light. Also the majority of the participants was tested on three or more
I have sensitive skin, and all I can say is this product is not meant for people with sensitive skin. Shortly after I put on the mask, my cheeks and the area above my lip started to burn, and I immediately washed off the mask. I only kept the mask on for maybe a minute, so I have no idea how someone can keep it on for 10 minutes like the directions recommend. After I washed the mask off, my cheeks still burned, and I also could not tell if the mask made my skin feel soft because it was on for such a short time. The only good thing about this mask is that it has a nice rose scent that is not too
Cry-therapy was used for one to two minutes every two weeks, which used a gas machine with a temperature of -94 degrees Celsius. Group A took on average of 36.71 days to get rid of all of the warts, without any side effects or symptoms afterwards. Group B took on average of 52.17 days to get rid of all but 1 warts, which consisted of having side effects. The side effects of the Cryo-therapy (group B) was pain in all 24 patients (1 patient in each group quit the study), 3 had infections, 10 had a reddening of the skin such as patches, and 2 had scars. “It was found that use of treatment regime of adapalene (0.1%) with occlusion has reduced duration of clearance of warts in these patients (P<0.05).” (scientific journal) In conclusion, it was found that group A that received adapalene with occlusion ended with 100% achievement rate compared group B which was treated with cryo-therapy which had side effects afterwards and didn’t have a 100% achievement rate. The only complaint from the topical adapalene was that some patients didn’t like having to apply the plastic wrap daily because it made a mess