Dressings
VAC Therapy
Pressure Ulcers
PUP
Miscellaneous
100
This dressing can be used when infection is present to decrease the surface bacteria.
What is Aquacel Ag.
100
Every Monday Wednesday and Friday
What is the routine schedule for VAC dressing changes.
100
A wound that may present as an intact or open/ruptured serum-filled blister.
What is a stage II pressure ulcer.
100
This numerical value refers to patients who are at risk for developing pressure ulcers.
What is less than 19
100
Numerical values related to the assessment of wounds are to be documented upon admission and every Wednesday by the nursing staff
What are the wound measurements
200
An option that can be used by nursing staff after receiving order from physician to treat minor skin tears.
What is the skin tear protocol
200
The form that you can find out who is responsible for changing the Vac dressing, what specific instructions are indicated for a particular patient and what to do if you can not maintain the VAC seal.
What is the VAC preprinted order form.
200
A wound with full thickness tissue loss in which the base of the ulcer is covered by slough and/or eschar.
What is an unstageable pressure ulcer.
200
An inexpensive, efficient technique used by nursing staff to reduce the incidence of heel pressure ulcers.
What is offloading the patient heels using a pillow under the calf area.
200
Oftened referred to as a type of sucker this product is used to protect the skin around the wound from drainage and adhesive products.
What is No Sting skin barrier
300
The category in which a pressure ulcer are referred to if the underlying structures such as subcutaneous tissue, tendon and bone are obscured.
What is an unstageable pressure ulcer
300
A wound with full thickness tissue loss with exposed bone tendon or muscle.
What is a stage IV pressure ulcer.
400
Purple or maroon localized area or discolored intact skin or blood filled blister due to damage to underlying soft tissue from pressure and/or shearing.
What is a suspected deep tissue injury.
400
The writing you should see on each wound dressing to communicate when the dressing was last changed.
What is the date, time and initials of the person changing the wound dressing.
500
Intact skin with non-blanchable redness of a localized area usually over a bony prominence.
What is a stage I pressure ulcer.
500
A protective barrier ointment that is used on intact skin to prevent skin breakdown from incontinence.
What is Aloe Vesta protective ointment
500
A barrier cream that can be used on open red moist excoriated skin from incontinence.
What is Sensicare protective barrier.(#3)