Week 3

Question 1

What are the 4 main steps of wound care?

Answer 1

1) Cleansing
2) Measurements
3) Tissue type and exudate levels
4) Wound assessment chart documentation

Question 2

What is a surgical wound?

Answer 2

An intentional cut made to skin during operation usually to treat and underlying health problem

Question 3

What is a traumatic wound?

Answer 3

A sudden unplanned injury (ranges from a minor grace to life threatening wounds)

Question 4

What is a chronic wound?

Answer 4

A wound that had been present for 6 weeks or more (can be the result of a non-healing surgical or traumatic wound or a pressure ulcer)

Question 5

What are the phases of wound healing?

Answer 5

1) Haemostats
2) Inflammation
3) Granulation
4) Epithelialisation

Question 6

What is primary intention?

Answer 6

When the edges of a wound are brought together e.g. stitches, stapled, glued etc

Question 7

What is secondary intention?

Answer 7

Edges of wound can’t be brought together e.g. pressure ulcer (wound heals by the 4 phases of wound healing)

Question 8

What is tertiary intention?

Answer 8

A combination of primary and secondary

Question 9

What factors of a wound should b looked at?

Answer 9

Pain levels
Dimensions 
Tissue type of wound bed
Exudate levels
Peri-wound skin
Signs of infraction 
Treatment objectives

Question 10

Give examples of factors that effect healing

Answer 10

Age, weight, infection, malnutrition/dehydration etc

Question 11

What is the aseptic non-touch technique?

Answer 11

A method used to prevent contamination of wounds by ensuring only sterile objects and fluids are used in cleaning and dressing the site