Number of times hands should be washed while performing a dressing change
What is 3 times (before, after removing the old dressing, and at completion of dressing change)
A partial or full thickness wound in which a flap may or may not be present. Usually on the arms.
What is a skin tear
A scale used to classify Skin Tears
What is the Payne-Martin Scale
Erythema and inflammation of the buttocks which may or may not lead to open lesions
What is Incontinence Associated Dermatitis
This dressing should never be placed on a Skin Tear
What is a Allevyn
One of these two options must be choosen when entering a wound in the LDA - they directly impact incidence rates
What are "Hospital Acquired PI" and "Present On Admission"
An alternative to a dressing which can be placed over Stage I pressure ulcers, intact skin at risk for breakdown, and Deep Tissue Injuries which have not progressed to eschar
What is No Sting Barrier Film wipe/spray
A scale used to describe depth of tissue damage from vascular, arterial, and diabetic ulcers
What is the Wagner Grade
Can be changed every 5-7 days, gentle on the skin, handles moderate to large drainage, third-spaces drainage away from the skin and is the preferred dressing for Stage II pressure ulcers on the coccyx/sacrum
What is a Allevyn
Charted as a full-thickness wound and is not staged
What is any wound which is not a pressure ulcer
A shallow wound, typically on the lower leg (gaiter area), which is irregular in shape and moist. These wounds are painful.
What is a venous insufficiency ulcer