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Wound Dressing: Fernanda Okti Nur Atikah P07120216029

The wound dressing aims to prevent infection and bacterial growth. It involves preparing supplies and the area, removing the old dressing while wearing non-sterile gloves, cleaning and dressing the wound with sterile gloves, and properly disposing of waste. The dressing type and materials should fully cover the wound as indicated in the care plan. The area is cleaned from dirty to clean to avoid spreading infection, being careful of tender tissue. All steps are recorded and any changes reported.

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Wound Dressing: Fernanda Okti Nur Atikah P07120216029

The wound dressing aims to prevent infection and bacterial growth. It involves preparing supplies and the area, removing the old dressing while wearing non-sterile gloves, cleaning and dressing the wound with sterile gloves, and properly disposing of waste. The dressing type and materials should fully cover the wound as indicated in the care plan. The area is cleaned from dirty to clean to avoid spreading infection, being careful of tender tissue. All steps are recorded and any changes reported.

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Wound Dressing

FERNANDA OKTI NUR ATIKAH


P07120216029

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PURPOSE

The wound dressing is to avoid the infection


risk and the bacteria growth.
Preparation
1. Introduce yourself to the patient and explain what you are doing and
why. If possible, provide privacy.
2. Position the patient comfortably and make sure the surrounding area i
s clean and tidy before you start.
3. Check the patient's care notes to update yourself on any changes in th
e patient's condition and to make sure the dressing is due to be change
d.
4. Wash your hands and put on an apron.
5. Clean the trolley using soap and water, or disinfectant, and a cloth. Sta
rt at the top of the trolley and work down to the bottom legs of the trol
ley using single strokes with your damp cloth.
6. Place the sterile dressing/procedure pack on the top of the trolley.
7. Open the sterile dressing pack on top of the trolley. Open the sterile fi
eld using the corners of the paper.
8. Open any other sterile items needed onto the sterile field without touc
hing them.
Removing an old dressing
- Wash your hands and put on non-sterile gloves (to protect
yourself) before removing an old dressing.
- Dispose of this dressing in a separate dirty clinical waste
bag
- Complete a wound assessment. This includes a visual check
and comparing and evaluating the smell, amount of blood or
ooze (excretions) and their colour, and the size of the wound.
Cleaning and dressing the wound

• Make sure that you have selected the correct dressing type and materials
to provide full and appropriate coverage of the type, size and location of
the wound as per the care plan or the physician or senior charge nurse's
recommendations.
• Wash your hands and put on sterile gloves. If the gloves become desterili
sed, remove them, re-wash your hands and put on new sterile gloves. This
is best practice, but where resources are not available, safe modifications
to this process can be made, for example by using non-sterile gloves to
protect the nurse while removing the dressing and then washing the hand
s with gloves on and using alcohol gel on the gloves to make them clean
enough to clean the wound and redo the dressing. This then protects
both the nurse and the patient.
• Start from the dirty area and then move out to the clean area. Be very
careful when doing this as the tissue or skin may be tender and there
may also be sutures in place. Clean the area without causing further
damage or distress to the patient.
Procedure
• Fold up the dressing/procedure pack and place all contaminated material in a bag
designated for clinical waste, making sure all sharps are removed and disposed
of in a sharps container.
• Remove gloves and place in waste bag.
• Wash your hands.
• Clean the trolley with soap and water or disinfectant solution as before
• Record (document) on the patient's chart your wound assessment, the dressing ch
ange and the care you have given.
• Provide the patient with some dressing management education and answer any
questions before you go.
• Report any changes to a senior nurse or doctor.

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