Types of Dressing Flashcards
What’s the best type of dressing for a salad?
False. Salads are gross
JK… Describe what a hydrocolloid does.
Provides moisture and protection Min-mod absorption Autolytic debridement Stimulates granulation Adhesive Occlusive Leaves Residue
Describe what a hydrogel does.
Provides moisture
Does not absorb
Stimulates granulation
Autolytic debridement
Gel: Non occlusive and can use with tunneling
Sheets: Occlusive and can use with ultrasound
What is the purpose of foams?
Provide mod-max absorption
Non-occlusive
What does a transparent film do?
Protects wound Occlusive Autolytic debridement Provides moist environment Cannot use with mod-max drainage
What is an Alginate?
Seaweed Mod-max absorption allows moist vs. wet environment Assist with granulation Autolytic debridement Non-Occlusive Can use with bleeding or tunneling wound As it absorbs it turns to white gel
What is gauze?
Cotton or synthetic fabric
min–mod absorption
Non-Occlusive
Used as a secondary dressing
When do you use transparent films?
Stage I and II pressure ulcers
Secondary dressing
For autolytic debridement
When do you want to use hydrocolloids?
For protection of partial-thickness wounds
Autolytic debridement of necrosis or slough is being used
Wounds with mild exudate
When are hydrogels used?
Partial and full-thickness wounds
Wounds with necrosis or slough
Burns and tissue damaged by radiation
When are foams used?
Partial and full-thickness wounds with minimal to moderate exudate
Secondary dressing for wounds with packing to provide additional absorption
Provide protection and insulation
When do you use alginates?
Wounds with moderate to large amounts of exudate
Wounds with combination of exudate and necrosis
Wounds that require packing and absorption
Infected and noninflected exuding wounds
When is a gauze dressing used?
Exudative wounds
Wounds that have dead space, tunneling, or sinus tracts
Wounds with combination exudate or necrotic tissue
