Wound Care

Question 1

What are the 1st principle of wound care manangement?

Answer 1

Identify - the cause of the wound eg nail through foot

Question 2

2nd principle?

Answer 2

Reduce - and eliminate causcative factors eg clean wound site, may need an injection

Question 3

3rd principle?

Answer 3

Select - appropriate dressing, topical therapy

Question 4

4th principle?

Answer 4

Plan - and maintain wound management programme eg clean twice daily and change dressing for 7 days

Question 5

What does IRSP stand for in wound management?

Answer 5

Identify, reduce, select, plan

Question 6

How many chronic wound stages are there?

Answer 6

There are 4 stages

Question 7

What are the 4 stages?

Answer 7

Unbroken - bump bruise
Broken - Graze
Cavity - cut
Sinus - deep laseration

Question 8

What does UBCS stand for?

Answer 8

unbroken, broken, cavity, sinus

Question 9

What would be a risk factor with getting an infection?

Answer 9

pressure wounds, mobility/ physical activity, malnourished, dehydrated, moisture, sweat, can you feel sensations in toe eg diabetes, are they conscious, other health conditions