These protect wound from injury, prevent introduction and spread of bacteria, reduce discomfort, and speed healing.

• Wound Care

• Ideal Dressing

• Dry Dressing

• Bandage

An ideal dressing is, except:

• Able to absorb or contain exudates

• Acceptable in appearance

• Easily removed with damage to the healing surface

• Flexible but durable

These are clear and watery plasma wound drainage.

• Serous

• Purulent

• Sanguineous

• Serosanguineous

These are thick and either yellow, green, tan or brown wound drainage.

• Serous

• Purulent

• Sanguineous

• Serosanguineous

These are bright red wound drainage.

• Serous

• Purulent

• Sanguineous

• Serosanguineous

These are pale red and watery wound drainages.

• Serous

• Purulent

• Sanguineous

• Serosanguineous

This nutrient repairs the body from wear and tear, builds new tissue and contributes to numerous essential body functions.

• Protein

• Carbohydrate

• Fat

• Sugar

The health care provider on duty is dressing the wound of an incised wound. He/she knows that the concept "least to most contaminated" must be followed. How will dress he/she wound?

• In a circular motion starting from the center of the wound going towards the outside part in one swab.

• In a circular motion starting from the outside of the wound going towards the inside part in one swab.

• Start cleaning, in one swab, from one end of the incision to the other end. Then, use another swab to clean one side of the incision in one swabbing motion. And repeat to the other side with another cotton ball.

• Start cleaning on one side of the incision and end on the same side in one circular motion.

MT Elias is a newly hired health care provider in their barangay. Upon checking, he found out that that the health center has no gloves available. He is not worried because he knows he can use these when dressing clients' wounds.

• Clean Gloves

• Bare Hands

• Cleaned Forceps

• Sterilized Forceps

When inspecting the wound, what should we check to monitor the status of healing? (Give one.)