Basic Wound care with Michelle

There are 2 types of wounds

• Acute

• Gross

• Chronic

• Smelly

What is this called ?

• Dressing pack

• Fun bag

• Surgical kit

• Suture kit

Before you open your dressing pack you must?

• Prepare/Clean your work surface

• Wash your hands

• Select your dressing

• All of the above

What is a wound?

• A red spot

• A rash

• A break in the skin or mucous membrane

• Something that looks cool.

What is the function of a dressing?

• To hide how gross it is

• Protects and enables healing

• To make the area look pretty.

• It's a fashion accessory!

Wound healing can slow with age?

• True

• False

Wound care is?

• not very common

• Gross

• Something nurses do regularly

• boring

Which of the following are causes of wounds?

• Ulcers

• Injury

• Burns

• ALL OF THE ABOVE

You must you ASEPTIC technique?

• False

• True

You can use your hands to pick up things on your sterile field?

• FALSE

• TRUE