University:
University of Nottingham
Course:
B723 | Midwifery
Academic year:

2024
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297

Pages:

2
Author:

Christy C.

SC WOUND CARE WORK STEPS PREPARATION TOOL 1 Ø Instrument tub: gloves, tweezers, sterile gauze Ø Sterile comm Ø Waterproof cover (Oppsite) Ø Sprinkle antibiotics/ointments according to doctor's advice Ø Plaster Ø Normal copy Ø Adhesive remover (alcohol) Ø Crooked (nierbekken) Patient Preparation 2 The patient lies down PreparationEnvironment 3 Closed environment 4 Give a friendly greeting and introduce that you are a health worker who has been given the authority to take action. 5 Explain the purpose and objectives of the actions taken 6 Wash your hands and dry them with a dry and clean towel 7 Use sterile gloves/DTT Implementation 8 Assess the condition of the wound: are there any signs of infection, blood/pus and the level of wound healing 9 Open and clean the suture wound with one-way NS 10 If the wound is wet: apply pressure to the wound to remove any pus from the tissue, making sure there is no pus 11 Re-clean with NS and dry. If the wound is wet and there is pus, you can apply antibiotic spray/ointment according to the doctor's advice 12 The wound is covered sufficiently with sterile gauze / waterproof cover 13 Once finished, the patient is tidied up 14 Equipment is cleaned, put away and returned to its place 15 Inform the patient that the procedure has been completed and say hello. 16 Washing hands. 17 Carry out recording and reporting