NUR 200 Wound Care Management & Debridement Techniques: Sterile Procedure, Dressings, Drains & VAC Therapy Guide 2025

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NURS 200: Wound Care Management
and Debridement
Techniques
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NFDN 2300
UNIT 3: ALTERED PROTECTIVE
MECHANISMS


PART 2




DEFINITIONS
• Asepsis
• Absence of germs
• Medical asepsis
• Procedure to reduce the number of
microorganisms to prevent spread
• Handwashing & “no touch” dressing
technique
• Surgical asepsis
• Procedure to eliminate
microorganisms
• Sterile technique
WHAT IS STERILE TECHNIQUE?




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• Where is sterile
technique practiced?




PRINCIPLES OF SURGICAL ASEPSIS
1. A sterile object remains sterile only when touched by
another sterile object
2. Only sterile objects may be placed on a sterile field
3. A sterile object or field out of the range of vision or an
object held below a person’s waist is contaminated
4. A sterile object or field becomes contaminated by prolonged exposure
to air
5. When a sterile surface comes in contact with a wet, contaminated
surface, the sterile object or field becomes contaminated
6. Fluid flows in the direction of gravity
7. The edges of a sterile field or container are considered to be
contaminated




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