Wound Healing
Kara Sommefeld
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Wound Healing
Wound healing is achieved through four phases that the body must undergo. These phases are; homeostasis, inflammatory, proliferation, and remodeling (Potter, Perry, Stockert, & Hall, 2013). In order for the body to heal, all four phases must successfully occur in the appropriate sequence. One of the most important factors that promotes wound healing is adequate blood supply. Blood carries oxygen and nutrients throughout our body which is required for the healing process. It is estimated that as many as 6.5 million people in the United States suffer from chronic wounds (How Wounds Heal, 2017). Chronic wounds are common in the elderly, diabetics, people with hypertension, obesity, or other vascular diseases …show more content…
Many of the patients that were seen at the wound center suffered from unmanaged diabetes. It is important to follow the proper diet and monitor one’s blood sugar as recommended by the physician. It is my personal belief that if the patients would have followed the recommendations of their physicians many of their issues could have been avoided. References
Brown, J. (2016). The impact of stress on acute wound healing. British Journal of Community Nursing, 16-22.
Collins, L., & Seraj, S. (2010, April 15). Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Ulcers. Retrieved from American Family Physician: http://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0415/p989.html
Factors Affecting Wound Healing. (2017, March 3). Retrieved from National Center for Biotechnology Information: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2903966/
How Wounds Heal. (2017, March 3). Retrieved from Johns Hopkins Medicine: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/healthlibrary/conditions/surgical_care/how_wounds_heal_134,143/
Potter, P. A., Perry, A. G., Stockert, P. A., & Hall, A. M. (2013). Fundamentals of Nursing. St. Louis:
Kara Sommefeld
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Wound Healing
Wound healing is achieved through four phases that the body must undergo. These phases are; homeostasis, inflammatory, proliferation, and remodeling (Potter, Perry, Stockert, & Hall, 2013). In order for the body to heal, all four phases must successfully occur in the appropriate sequence. One of the most important factors that promotes wound healing is adequate blood supply. Blood carries oxygen and nutrients throughout our body which is required for the healing process. It is estimated that as many as 6.5 million people in the United States suffer from chronic wounds (How Wounds Heal, 2017). Chronic wounds are common in the elderly, diabetics, people with hypertension, obesity, or other vascular diseases …show more content…
Many of the patients that were seen at the wound center suffered from unmanaged diabetes. It is important to follow the proper diet and monitor one’s blood sugar as recommended by the physician. It is my personal belief that if the patients would have followed the recommendations of their physicians many of their issues could have been avoided. References
Brown, J. (2016). The impact of stress on acute wound healing. British Journal of Community Nursing, 16-22.
Collins, L., & Seraj, S. (2010, April 15). Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Ulcers. Retrieved from American Family Physician: http://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0415/p989.html
Factors Affecting Wound Healing. (2017, March 3). Retrieved from National Center for Biotechnology Information: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2903966/
How Wounds Heal. (2017, March 3). Retrieved from Johns Hopkins Medicine: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/healthlibrary/conditions/surgical_care/how_wounds_heal_134,143/
Potter, P. A., Perry, A. G., Stockert, P. A., & Hall, A. M. (2013). Fundamentals of Nursing. St. Louis: