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| Name 3 things that are different about wound care. |
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Definition
1. Environment (visual, odor, blood, temperature)
2. Goal writing (learn terminology)
3. Pain (must have a vision for the pt, calming techniques, and pain meds) |
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| Name the 5 processes of wound care |
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Definition
1. Undress wound (clean)
2. Assess the wound
3. Clean the wound
4. Dress the wound
5. Thing about additional needs (transfers, ROM, gait, splinting, exercise program) |
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| Name 4 aspects of general information related to wound care |
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Definition
1. Pre-medication
2. Protect yourself
3. Treating pts with decreased sensation
4. Isolation precautions during treatment (latex allergy) |
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Term
| How long does IV morphine last? |
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Definition
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Term
| One you open a bottle of saline salution can you use it again? |
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Definition
| Yes but you must put pts name on it, check expiration date, and always lock prescription meds in a cabinet |
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Term
| Name the 2 types of wounds |
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Definition
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Term
| Name 4 types of trauma wounds |
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Definition
Degloving
Puncture
GSW
Burns |
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Term
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Definition
| Usually a hand/foot where skin has been taken off |
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Term
| Name 3 kinds of chronic wounds |
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Definition
Pressure
Diabetic ulcers
Vascular |
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Term
| 3 ways in which wounds effect mobility |
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Definition
Edema
Scar Formation
Joint ROM |
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Term
| Name 5 types of debridement |
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Definition
Mechanical
Chemical
Sharp
Biological
Autolytic |
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Definition
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Term
| Using scissors or scalpel to clean wound |
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Definition
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| Using sterile magets to clean wound |
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Definition
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Term
| The process of using the body's own mechanism to remove non-viable tissue. Moisture of the wound is very important. |
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Definition
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Term
| Involves the use of some outside force to remove dead tissue. |
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Definition
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Term
| Name the most common types of mechanical debridement |
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Definition
Wet-to-dry gauze
Wound irrigation w/ suction
Pulsed lavage
Whirlpool |
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Term
| Wound assessment: 5 aspects of medical and wound history |
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Definition
1. Nutrition
2. Chronic illness (DM, renal, cancer)
3. Age
4. Medication
5. Environment |
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Term
| Name 7 ways to describe a wound. |
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Definition
1. Classification
2. Stage
3. Length, width, depth
4. Condition of tissue
5. Characteristics of drainage
6. Periwound assessment
7. Pain |
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Term
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Definition
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Definition
| Whats under a flap of skin at the edge of the wound |
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Term
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Definition
| Q tip can go in but no exit |
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Term
| How is necrotic tissue measured? |
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Definition
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Term
Yellow and cheesy
Measured in percentages |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
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Term
| What does having an exposed tendon or bone mean? |
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Definition
| Increased risk for osteomyelitis when bone is exposed |
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