Wound Debridement
Wound Dressing & Bandaging
Death & Dying Terms
Death & Dying Fears & Support
Postmortem Care/Viewing/Discharge
100
The removal of dirt, foreign objects, damaged tissue and cellular debris.
What is Wound Debridement?
100
This type of dressing prevent microorganisms from entering or escaping from the wound and absorbed drainage.
What is Dry Dressing?
100
Adjusting to or solving challenges.
What is Coping?
100
An affinity, association, or relationship between persons or things wherein whatever affects one similarly affects the other.
What is Sympathy?
100
This procedure is performed as soon as the physician pronounces the patient dead.
What is Postmortem Care?
200
In this type of wound debridement, the body's own enzymes are used to break down dead tissue.
What is Autolytic debridement?
200
When applying or wrapping an elastic bandage, this type of turning technique anchors the bandage and terminates the wrap.
What is Circular turn?
200
The emotional and physical feeling that deals with separation and loss.
What is Grieving?
200
Form used to inform commands and notify next of kin of the seriousness of the patient's condition.
What is Seriously or Very Seriously III List (SL/VSL)(NAVMED 6320/5)?
200
Tubes and drains such as foley catheter & chest tubes must not be removed unless dictated by local policy. This is one procedure for preparing a body for _____.
What is Viewing?
300
In this type of wound debridement, scissors, forceps or a scalpel blade are used.
What is Sharp debridement?
300
A special consideration after applying a bandage is to evaluate distal circulation at least every ___ hours.
What is every 4 hours?
300
The outward, social expressions of grief and the behavior associated with loss.
What is Mourning?
300
An individual who speaks for the patient and protects their rights.
What is Patient Advocate?
300
Allow next of kin to view body. Viewing the body aids family members in the _____ process. Provide support as necessary.
What is Grieving?
400
In this type of wound debridement, topical substances are used to break down dead tissue.
What is Enzymatic debridement?
400
Record the following after a dressing change: medication given (if applicable), condition of wound, condition of skin under tape, type of drainage present, condition & amount of drainage on old dressing, type & size of new dressing applied, dressing securing device used, pt's tolerance of the procedure, and any abnormalities noted.
What is Documentation?
400
The number of deaths in a given time or place.
What is Mortality?
400
Abandonment, fear of suffering and extreme pain, financial ruin and fear of the unknown are some common _____ associated with dying.
What is Fear?
400
Filling out three ID tags and placing them on the right wrist, right great toe of an adult or ankle of an infant, and outside of sheet at chest level is preparing a body for _____.
What is Discharge?
500
In this type of wound debridement, physical removal of debris by irrigation hydrotherapy or wet-to-dry dressing application are used.
What is Mechanical debridement?
500
This procedure promotes wound healing through removing debris from a wound surface, decreasing bacterial counts, and loosening and removing necrotic tissue. Prior to performing this procedure, the old dressing is removed and the wound is inspected for degree of healing, presence of pus, odor/drainage, condition of sutures/drainage devices.
What is Wound irrigation?
500
The ability to imagine oneself in another's place and understand the other's feelings, desires, ideas, and actions.
What is Empathy?
500
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, & acceptance.
What is the 5 stages of dying?
500
A procedure or best practice prior to donning gloves or any PPE prior to cleaning a patient's unit after discharge. Remember to clean all reusable equipment and replace sharps biohazard container when two-thirds to three-fourths full.
What is Hand Washing?
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