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Wound bed, wound edge and periwound skin should be examined before the initial treatment plan is devised. It should also be re-assessed at each visit or each dressing change. For wound bed, the following parameters are assessed: Tissue type; presence and percentage of non-viable tissue covering the wound bed; Level of exudate; Presence of infection
The care plan is essentially the documentation of this process. [1] It includes within it a set of actions the nurse will apply to resolve/support nursing diagnoses identified by nursing assessment. Care plans make it possible for interventions to be recorded and their effectiveness assessed. [2] Nursing care plans provide continuity of care ...
Nursing assessment is the first step in the nursing process. A section of the nursing assessment may be delegated to certified nurses aides. Vitals [clarification needed] and EKG's [clarification needed] may be delegated to certified nurses aides or nursing techs. (Nurse Journal, 2017 [clarification needed]) It differs
Wound Care Nursing, 2nd Edition - A Patient-Centered Approach. Mosby Ltd. ISBN 0-7234-3344-5. Bale, Sue; N. Tebble; V.J. Jones; P.Price (2004). "The benefits of implementing a new skin care protocol in nursing homes". Journal of Tissue Viability. 14 (2): 44– 50. PMID 15114926. Bale, Sue; N. Tebble; P. Price (2004). "A topical metronidazole ...
Because nursing care requires a great deal of attention and energy, nursing staff in some countries are often required to have national license as nurses, such as having passed the NCLEX. [20] Nursing care is usually divided into general and specialized care. Particular difficulties arise when caring for the severely ill. [21]
Wound, ostomy, and continence nursing is a nursing specialty involved with the treatment of patients with acute and chronic wounds, patients with an ostomy (those who have had some kind of bowel or bladder diversion), and patients with incontinence conditions (those with issues of bladder control, bowel control, and associated skin care).
Fall prevention includes any action taken to help reduce the number of accidental falls suffered by susceptible individuals, such as the elderly and people with neurological (Parkinson's, Multiple sclerosis, stroke survivors, Guillain-Barre, traumatic brain injury, incomplete spinal cord injury) or orthopedic (lower limb or spinal column fractures or arthritis, post-surgery, joint replacement ...
Long-term exercise appears to decrease the rate of falls in older people. [5] Rates of falls in hospital can be reduced with a number of interventions together by 0.72 from baseline in the elderly. [28] In nursing homes, fall prevention programs that involve a number of interventions prevent recurrent falls. [29]