Midterm_Skin Integrity and Wound Care Flashcards

1
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Any disruption in the integrity of the body tissue

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WOUND

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Result of TRAUMA or SURGERY.

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Impaired skin integrity, such as wounds

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refers to the presence of normal skin and skin layers uninterrupted by wounds.

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INTACT SKIN

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4
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largest ORGAN and is the primary defense against infection.

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Skin

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Factors that affect skin integrity

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  • Genetics and heredity
  • Age
  • Chronic illnesses and - their treatments
  • Medications (rashes)
  • Poor nutrition
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Types of Wounds

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Described according to:
- How they are acquired
- Likelihood and degree of contamination

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Types of Wounds
- Likelihood and degree of contamination

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  • Clean
  • Clean-contaminated
  • Contaminated
  • Dirty, infected
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Types of Wounds

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  1. Incision
  2. Contusion
  3. Abrasion
  4. Puncture
  5. Laceration
  6. Penetrating wound
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9
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Identify the Types of Wounds being described
- caused by Sharp instrument
- Open wound
- deep or shallow
- once the edges have been sealed together as a part of treatment or healing, it becomes a closed wound

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Incision

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10
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Identify the Types of Wounds being described
- caused by Blow from a blunt instrument
- Closed wound, skin appears ecchymotic
(bruised) because of damaged blood vessels.

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Contusion

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11
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Identify the Types of Wounds being described
- caused by Surface scrape, either unintentional or intentional
- Open wound involving the skin

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Abrasion

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12
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Identify the Types of Wounds being described
- caused by Penetration of the skin and often the underlying tissues by a sharp instrument, either intentional or unintentional
- Open wound

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Puncture

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13
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Identify the Types of Wounds being described
- caused by Tissues torn apart, often from accidents
- Open wound
- edges are often jagged

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Laceration

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14
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Identify the Types of Wounds being described
- caused by Penetration of the skin and the underlying tissues and enters a tissue or a cavity
- Open wound

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Penetrating
wound

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15
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  • Injury to skin and/or underlying tissue usually over a bony prominence
  • Preventable
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Pressure Ulcers

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Risk Factors of Pressure Ulcers

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  • Friction and shearing
  • Immobility
  • Inadequate nutrition
  • Fecal and urinary incontinence
  • Maceration- Tissue softened by prolonged wetting
  • Excoriation (denuding)
  • Area of loss of superficial layers of skin
  • Decreased mental status
  • Diminished sensation
  • Excessive body heat
  • Advanced age
  • Chronic medical conditions
  • Poor lifting and transferring techniques
  • Incorrect positioning
  • Hard support surfaces
  • Incorrect application of pressure-relieving devices
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Risk Assessment Tools

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  • Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk
  • Norton’s Pressure Area Risk Assessment Form Scale
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18
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Stages of Pressure Ulcers
- nonblanchable erythema signaling potential ulceration.

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Stage Ⅰ

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Stages of Pressure Ulcers
- partial-thickness skin loss (abrasion, blister, or shallow crater) involving the epidermis and possibly the dermis.

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Stage Ⅱ

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20
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Stages of Pressure Ulcers
- full-thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue that may extend down to, but not through, underlying fascia. The ulcer presents clinically as a deep crater with or without undermining of adjacent tissue.

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Stage Ⅲ

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Stages of Pressure Ulcers
- full-thickness skin loss with tissue necrosis or damage to muscle, bone, or supporting structures, such as a tendon or joint capsule. Undermining and sinus tracts may also be present

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Stage Ⅳ

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Stages of Pressure Ulcers
- full-thickness skin or tissue loss-depth unknown: Actual depth of the ulcer is completely obscured by slough (yellow, tan, gray, green, or brown) and/or eschar (tan, brown, or black) in the wound bed.

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Unstageable/unclassified

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Stages of Pressure Ulcers
- purple or maroon localized area of discolored intact skin or blood-filled blister due to damage of underlying soft tissue from pressure and/or shear. Deep tissue injury may be difficult to detect in individuals with dark skin tones. Evolution may include a thin blister over a dark wound bed. The wound may further evolve and become covered by thin eschar.

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Suspected deep tissue injury-depth unknown

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Phases of Wound Healing

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  1. Inflammatory phase
  2. Proliferative phase
  3. Maturation phase
25
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Phases of Wound Healing
- Immediately after injury
- Lasts 3 to 6 days
- Hemostasis (process to prevent and stop bleeding)
- Phagocytosis (process by which a cell uses its plasma membrane to engulf a large particle, giving rise to an internal compartment called the phagosome)

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Inflammatory phase

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its a process to prevent and stop bleeding

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Hemostasis

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its process by which a cell uses its plasma membrane to engulf a large particle, giving rise to an internal compartment called the phagosome

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Phagocytosis

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Phases of Wound Healing
- From post-injury day 3/4 until day 21
- Collagen synthesis
- Granulation tissue formation

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Proliferative phase

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Phases of Wound Healing
- From day 21 until 1 or 2-years post injury
- Collagen organization
- Remodeling or contraction
- Scar stronger
- Keloid
- Hypertrophic scar with abnormal amount of collagen

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Maturation phase

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Types of Wound Healing

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  1. Primary intention healing
  2. Secondary intention healing
  3. Tertiary intention healing
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Types of Wound Healing
- Tissue surfaces approximated (closed)
- Minimal or no tissue loss
(e.g., clean surgical incision)
- Formulation of minimal granulation tissue & scarring
- Proliferative phase

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Primary intention healing

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Types of Wound Healing
- Extensive tissue loss
- Edges cannot be approximated.
- Repair time is longer.
- Scarring is greater.
- Susceptibility to infection is greater

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Secondary intention healing

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Types of Wound Healing
- Also known as delayed primary intention
- Initially left open 3-5 days
- Edema, infection to resolve, or exudate to drain
- Closed with sutures, staples, or adhesive skin closures

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Tertiary intention healing

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  • Material (fluid, cells) escaped from blood vessels during inflammatory process
  • Deposited in tissue or on tissue surface
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Exudate

35
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3 major Types of Wound Exudate

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  1. Serous
  2. Purulent
  3. Sanguineous
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Types of Wound Exudate
- Mostly serum
- Derived from blood and serous membranes of the body
- Looks watery, few cells
- E . g., fluid in blister from a burn

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Serous exudate

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Types of Wound Exudate
- Thicker
- Presence of pus
- Consists of leukocytes, liquefied dead tissue debris, dead and living bacteria
- Color varies with causative organism

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Purulent exudate

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Types of Wound Exudate
- Large number of R B Cs
- Indicates severe damage to capillaries
- Frequently seen in open wounds

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Sanguineous exudate

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Types of Wound Exudate
- Serosanguineous
- Purosanguineous

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Mixed exudate

40
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Clear and blood-tinged drainage

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Serosanguineous

41
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Pus and blood

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Purosanguineous

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Complications of Wound Healing
- Massive bleeding
- Hematoma

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Hemorrhage

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Localized collection of blood under skin
May appear as reddish blue bruise

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Hematoma

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Complications of Wound Healing
- Contamination of a wound surface with microorganisms

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Infection

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Complications of Wound Healing
- Partial or total rupturing of a sutured wound
- Protrusion of the internal viscera through an incision
- Sudden straining may precede dehiscence

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Dehiscence with possible evisceration

46
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Separation or splitting open of layers of a surgical wound

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Dehiscence

47
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Extrusion of viscera or intestine through a surgical wound

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Evisceration

48
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Factors Affecting Wound Healing

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  • Developmental considerations
  • Nutrition
  • Lifestyle
  • Medications
49
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How medications affect wound healing

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impair wound healing and damage skin integrity include antibiotics, anticonvulsants, angiogenesis inhibitors, steroids, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Conversely, drugs such as ferrous sulfate, insulin, thyroid hormones, and vitamins may facilitate wound healing.