Wound

strength and integrity for all tissues in the body and therefore play a particularly vital role in wound repair. Collagens are a key component of all phases of wound healing. Immediately after injury, exposed collagen comes into contact with blood, promoting platelet aggregation and activating chemotactic factors involved in the response to injury. Later collagen becomes the foundation of the wound ECM. Invading fibroblasts synthesise and secrete types I and III collagen to form the new matrix.…

In my clinical I was able to change the wound dressing on a patient who had a stage four wound, urinary incontinence and fecal incontinence and she was not able to speak clearly. The patient was experiencing a lot of pain and she couldn’t express those emotions clearly. However, the nurses still walked her through the procedure of looking at her wound, getting a wound culture, or changing her dressing. One of the nurses would have a conversation with the patient, although no one understood what…

I feel demonstrating professional behaviors at the beginning level is a strength of mine. For example, when my resident got a lesion on his bottom, I only reported the issue to the charge nurse, wound nurse, and the assigned CNA. The only people that need to know about the resident’s current health issues are individuals that are working with the resident, which results in providing the best possible care. This example is also associated with the next sub-objective of documenting and providing…

the total calories and protein in relation to wound prevention and healing. Carbohydrates and fat are also essential in diet, but the biggest nutrition contributors to wound management are the total calories and protein. Micronutrients such as supplemental vitamins and minerals may be beneficial as well. We will also discuss these. Calories provide our bodies with energy during the hyper-metabolic and catabolic state which the body is in when a wound is present. The addition of more calories…

Wound healing is active and complicated process that includes well developed and very controlled phases including hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling. However, these phases can be compromised in some pathophysiological disorders. With healing process of the four phases and with proper care of the wound insures proper and rapid healing process. Some treatments can be as mild as ban-aid and others would have to use ointments, prescription medication, surgery depending on how…

1. The results of the LRINEC score with 11 total points lead to the decision that Mr. Olfa has the diagnosis of the Necrotizing fasciitis. The combined test results of wound culture, MRI scan, and bloodwork verified the diagnosis, the wound culture indicated a Streptococcus and Staphylococcus infection was found in the wound site, and Mr. Olfa is diabetic therefore his immune system is weakened. Streptococcus and Staphylococcus microbes are found in small amounts on the skin and nasal…

up question. Honestly, there was no mention of if the interventions for the asthma patient had lasting benefit. The case study did not report on a follow up. From experience people retain very little of what they are told. In educating students or wound care patients repetition is required. Neuman's model resonated for since it take a complex system (a person with an illness or injury) and makes it simpler. Perhaps, I read into the model as addressing social determinants because of the…

the communication I had with my friend I found myself always wanting a solution. I always wanted to try different alternative therapies to assist her in moving forward. I wanted her to open up to me so I could sew up her painful mental and emotional wounds. I wanted to tape her confidence, self worth and self esteem back together. I wanted to remove the pain and anguish from her eyes, the heaviness from her heart and transpose a fresh smile and outlook on her.…

Module 6 The scenario described by Group 3 discusses the direct conflict between a nurse practitioner and a wound nurse wherein the nurse practitioner expresses negative comments about the wound care nurse. Also involved in the conflict is the patient who is involuntarily involved, and the leader who has stepped in to mediate the conflict. Group 3 identifies the nurse practitioner calling the wound nurse incompetent when speaking to the patient as the issue that requires conflict resolution.…

Tissue repair is a process of wound healing. It occurs in our body all the time; we just don’t take notice because it is a process not seen by the human eye. However, many magical things happen throughout our body that we cannot see. The body’s tissue repair process is one of those magical things. It is with our daily regular activities that our cells in the stratum corneum of the epidermis are shedding daily. We constantly replace our cells in this layer and lucky for us, our epithelial tissues…