Reference no: EM133787413

Question

ACUTE WOUNDS - wound heals promptly and without complications; easily cleaned and repaired; wound edges are clean and intact. - needs immediate intervention; require close monitoring (every 8 hours) - skill of applying dry and moist dressings to the new acute wound can't be delegated to nursing assistive personnel (NAP) - Wound that proceeds through an orderly and timely reparative process that results in sustained restoration of anatomical and functional integrity - trauma, a surgical incision CHRONIC WOUNDS - course of treatment is lengthy and costly - patient's hygiene is more important - assessment occurs less frequently (usually not more than 1 time per day) - stable, but difficult to heal - uses clean technique - wound that fails to proceed through an orderly and timely process to produce anatomical and functional integrity - vascular compromise, chronic inflammation, or repetitive insults to tissue - continued exposure to insult impedes wound healing Review appropriate nursing interventions for a patient with impaired skin integrity. INTERVENTIONS (p. 1193) Pressure Management: - reposition every 90 minutes. - offer pain medication as needed. - when patient transfers from bed to chair, remind them not to slide over.