Wound Care Questions and Answers Rated A+

Wound Care Questions and Answers Rated A+ Primary Function of Skin Disruption Protection from trauma (mechanical, thermal, chemical, radiant) What are the results of impaired skin integrity? Loss of body fluids and risk for infection Skin Lesion Pathological or traumatic discontinuity of TISSUE Etiology: Skin Lesions Mechanical injuries, pathological changes, allergies, bites Primary Lesion Initial or first lesion to occur ex: mosquito bite Secondary Lesion Change in the primary lesion ex: scab that develops after you have scratched the mosquito bite Wound Disruption in the structure and function of the skin from bodily injury or disease Intentional Wounds Wounds that occur from surgical procedures or treatments Unintentional Wound Wound that occurs from accidental injuries or trauma, adverse effects of health care Open Wound An injury in which the skin is INTERRUPTED or disrupted, EXPOSING the tissue beneath. Closed Wound Bruising underneath the skin Clean Wound Wound that is created with CLEAN surgical instruments; Microbes have not entered the wound. Contaminated Wound Wound with presence of microorganisms, dirt, debris, exudate Acute Wound Wound that heals in orderly and timely process; i.e. surgical incision Chronic Wound Wound that heals slowly and has an insidious onset; i.e. DPU Types of Wounds Open vs Closed Clean vs Contaminated Acute vs Chronic