WOUND MANAGEMENT - Wound Care Nurses

WOUND MANAGEMENTA Clinical PerspectiveFurqan Alex Khan, APRN ACNS-BC Harris Davis, APRN FNP-C Understand types of wounds Discuss current evidence-based standard of care MANAGEMENT guidelines for different types of wounds. Discuss WOUND MANAGEMENT strategies for clients receiving Home Health Wounds have substantial adverse impact on client s quality of life and have a predictive risk with mortality. Better understanding of the etiology of the WOUND and following the evidenced based MANAGEMENT protocols can drastically improve client s health outcomes and lower the cost of the medical care . 2018 Preface PRESSURE ULCERS DIABETIC ULCER VENOUS STASIS ULCERS ARTERIAL ULCERSFUNGATING WOUNDSSURGICAL WOUNDS 2018 Types of Wounds A pressure ulcer is localized injury to the skin or underlying tissue usually over a bony prominence, because of unrelieved pressure and or in combination with shear and/or friction.

P.U. Management Principles . A diabetic or Neuropathic ulcer is defined as an injury causing loss of skin or tissue often on the feet due to lack of sensation (neuropathy). 2018 ... Color changes, Coldness of the foot, Gangrene of toes, Absence of palpable pulse, Paraesthesia

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