Pressure Ulcers
Lower Extremity Wounds
Wound Management Protocol
Preventing Infection
POO-Pourri
MASD
100

Stage this wound 

What is a Stage 3 PI 

100

What type of foot ulcer is this? 

What is a diabetic foot ulcer 

100

Partial and full thickness wounds with minimum exudate/ rehydrates the wound bed/ not recommended for moderate or heavy exudate 

What is Hydrogel?

100

What I should wear if anticipating splashes or sprays or potential contamination of my clothing during a dressing change 

Full PPE including gown gloves and eye protection IF needed

100

Is everyone's responsibility 

Preventing pressure injuries

100

MASD is skin damage caused by prolonged exposure to 

What is moisture - such as urine, feces, saliva, wound exudate, mucous, moisture at stoma sites, and perspiration 

200

Stage this wound 

What is Unstageable 

200

Usually painless, these wound form due to poor perfusion and tend to be irregular shaped and "weepy" 

What is a vascular ulcer 

200

Full thickness wounds with minimal to moderate exudate

What is collagen dressing or particles 

200

What infection might this resident have or has had recently? 

What is Covid 19, what are covid toes?

200

Tasks that should be turned one for prevention of skin breakdown in at risk residents 

What are turning/ positioning, elevating heels

200

Skin irritant usually related to wound exudate to surrounding area 

What is periwound maceration

300

Clear fluid filled blister on heel 

What is a Stage 2 PI 

300

Often appear "punched out", these ulcers also form due to poor perfusion and are usually painful and often found on the tips of toes, ankles and heels

What is an arterial ulcer 

300

Ropes of this product should be used for tunneling and undermining wounds with moderate to heavy drainage 

Calcium alginate 

300

Signs and symptoms of infection 

What is swollen and red, throbbing with pain, feel warm, increased drainage, purulence

300

The minimum number of rounds that should be done per shift  

What is 2 xs daily or 2 

300

Barrier ointments/ creams are one intervention to consider for this type of dermatitis 

What is incontinence associated dermatitis? 

400

Blood filled blister 

What is unstageable

400

ABI  compares BP measured at the ankle to the BP measured at the arm. A low number can indicate narrowing or blockage of the _____________ in the legs

What is arteries

400

Protect and Offload, leave it alone, maybe apply skin prep, apply moisturizer to unaffected skin around this daily to 2xs a day 

What is dry intact eschar on heels 

400

Every order for a wound dressing should also have a 

What is a daily monitoring order 

400

Types of prevention devices 

What are heels up cushions, prevalon boots, wheelchair cushions, foam positioning cushions, Roho cushions 

400

This type of dermatitis often presents as a "mirror image" erythema of both sides of skin area 

What is intertriginous dermatitis

500

Will never have slough in wound bed 

What is a stage 2 PI

500

Type of test that is often ordered for to rule out one thing, but can also be used to check with issues of blood flow in both veins AND arteries

What is a Doppler study

500

Recommended type of dressing for stage 2 PI 

What is hydrocolloid

500

Number of times hand hygiene is performed during a dressing change 

What is at least 3 

500

Should be entered into Risk Management to assist with tracking for QAPI 

What is any new facility acquired pressure injury

500

Name this dermatitis

What is peristomal dermatitis 

600

Continuous rubbing or sliding of a surface along the skin can result in redness, inflammation or a wound referred to as a 

What is a friction blister

600

Normally forms below the ankle of a resident and skin necrosis and gangrene can also possibly be included 

What is a diabetic or neuropathic wound
600

Full thickness wound with slough - type of dressing to achieve autolytic debridement

What is collagen, hydrogel, calcium alginate or honey alginate

600

Remove devitalized tissue, decrease bacterial burden, remove exudate, prevent harm to healthy tissue

What are the goals of wound cleansing

600

As a high risk care are, ___________________ may be chosen as an annual performance improvement project 

What is pressure injury prevention?

600

Name this dermatitis

What is incontinence associated dermatitis 

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