Creepy Crawlies
This is the most important action BEFORE you swab a wound (assuming you already have an order).
What is cleansing?
This indicates a dressing might need to be changed sooner than ordered
What is drainage/shadowing > 1/2 of dressing?
Descriptive word for clear colourless or yellow-tinged drainage.
What is serous?
This is the first person you should call when you discover a dehisced surgical wound.
Who is the MRP?
This dressing, in addition to being very absorbent, can also be used to prevent and treat Pressure Injuries.
What is Mepilex Border (Flex)?
This is True or False: Dehisced wounds are always infected.
What is False?
This absorbent "hydrofiber" turns into a gel when soaked with wound drainage.
What is Aquacel Ag (Extra +)?
The redness around a local wound infection, or on a stage 1 pressure Injury.
What is erythema?
These are the two consults recommended for a newly discovered Pressure Injury or at-risk skin.
Who are OT and Wound Care Nurses?
OT consult
General Surgery Nurse Clinician Consult
This indicates a possible collection under a wound when gentle pressure is applied.
What is fluctuance or bogginess?
Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) typically become obvious around this day post-operatively.
What is POD 6?
This highly absorbent dressing with an atraumatic silicone adhesive border is effective for highly exudating wounds.
What is Mepilex Border Flex?
What to suspect if you see brown or dark green drainage from an abdominal incision.
What is a fistula?
This Provincial online resource houses guidelines and Product Information Sheets for all wound care products used in BC.
What is CLWK?
These are the three main forces that cause Pressure Injury
What are Pressure, Friction and Shear?
This soft, yellow necrotic tissue is often mistaken for pus/purulent drainage.
What is slough?
Don't use saline to moisten this nanocrystalline silver dressing, which comes in regular and Flex versions.
What is Acticoat?
This antimicrobial element in dressings may discolour drainage to green or black, and may also stain skin.
What is Silver (Ag)?
e.g Acticoat, Aquacel Ag
This is the extension for the Wound Nurse Clinicians.
What is 5961?
These two artists clashed while recording the 1981 song "Under Pressure".
Who are David Bowie and Queen?
What to suspect when a wound has a foul odour AFTER cleansing.
What is infection?
This Icelandic musical artist famously wore a dress that looked like a swan, to the Oscars.
Who is Bjork?
These two dyes found in Hydrofera Blue were used for gram staining and found to have antimicrobial properties.
What are Methylene Blue and Gentian Violet?
This is where you can find the Wound Management for Nurses – Provincial Curriculum
What is the Learning Hub?
(psst! They're also available on CLWK)
This technology creates macrostrain and microstrain to help wounds heal.
What is Negative Pressure Wound Therapy?