Wound

to promote health and well being to all. Wound Care nursing is a specialized practice within nursing that specializes in wound, ostomy and continence care. They provide direct and indirect care to patients who suffer from any form of gastrointestinal, genitourinary, or integumentary system problems. The intent of this paper is to discuss what it means to be a wounds care nurse and the roles responsibilities, and education that is required. To be a Wound care nurses there are several…

Carbon in Wound Care Malodor, or odors that come from wounds, can be a challenge for both the patient and the care giver. The malodor can be quite unpleasant and may make the patient feel uncomfortable or embarrassed from it, causing them to isolate themselves and possibly delay much needed treatments. Delay of treatment can either prolong the healing process or make the wound worse. The odor usually comes from anaerobic bacteria that colonizes dead and dying tissues of wounds. The wound does…

When hearing the phrase negative pressure wound therapy, one asks, what does it mean? This type of dressing is used for acute, chronic and burn wounds; it’s a closed system attached to pump which applies negative vacuum pressure to subtract fluid thereby increasing circulation to the tissue. (Wound Care Center, n.d.). This type of therapy is also referred to as VAC (vacuum assisted closure) therapy. According to the Wound Care Center, (n.d.) this vacuum dressing is used for the following: •…

Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcers are a chronic wound that attacks the skin. Pressure ulcers also known as bedsores. Risk facts The most common risk factor of pressure ulcers is immobility: Improper nutrition is also a risk factor of pressure ulcers. Alzheimer’s disease considered a risk factor because of impairment of mental status (Berman&Slon, 2012). Because of their mental status, patients are unaware of the prevention of pressure ulcers, which makes them more vulnerable to pressure ulcers.…

intentions of wound healing; primary, secondary, tertiary. Primary intention healing is usually surgical wounds that are sutured and well approximated. Secondary involves chronic wounds that the wound edges do not come together, require more time and energy to heal, usually pressure ulcer wounds. Tertiary intention healing is needed for the wound to be open for a period of time before it can be sutured, the wound left open to allow drainage and later closed. One of the most common wounds at the…

Thank you for the concise discussion of the disadvantages of the various techniques that are used in assessing the depth of the burn wound. “Burn wounds that heal within a 3-week window have improved aesthetic and functional outcomes with a reduced degree of scarring” (Khatib, Jabir, O’Connor, & Philip, 2014, p. 1). To promote optimal treatment for burn wounds, an immediate and accurate depth assessment is required (Sainsbury, 2008). Burn depth is frequently evaluated by clinical evaluation,…

In the 1860s, there was neither a doctor nor even nurse that had yet come up or establishes biology and was semi dumb of the causes and reasons of such diseases in the 1860s. In the Civil War doctors went too medical school for only about two or four years more of school. Now in the Civil War time period medical improvements were so little, they practically wasn’t there at all, and that goes the same for doctors. The medicine time in the 1860s was the new start of the equipment that we use today…

with war, making the process of saving soldiers’ lives more efficient and simple. Medicine was made to be easily used by soldiers with minor wounds on the battlefields, to not exhaust the energy of the medics and to quickly aid the wound. For instance, sulfanilamide, can be sprinkled on an open wound and dressed with a bandage to prevent infection of open wounds. This process can be completed by not only medics but also soldiers as well. Sulfa powder was not the only medical improvement that…

During the civil war, if someone had been shot and there was no exit wound, but there seemed to be little internal damage, the entrance wound would be treated and sewed up to prevent infection and further injury. The patient’s body would heal around the bullet, and all would be relatively okay. Since Garfield was the president of the United States of America…

On April 17, 2007 Virginia Tech envelops a massive panic. A gunman bursts into the room, methodically points a gun at each student and shoots. This event requires a great deal of courage to survive something like this, but presents itself in Trey Perkins specifically. Mr. Perkins exhibits physical courage-bravery at risk of bodily harm or death. According to the article “Students Panicked and Then Held off Gunman” by Raymond Hernandez, after harming many people in room 207, Mr. Cho, the gunman…