Principles of Wound Management

Running head: PRINCIPLES OF WOUND MANAGEMENT
Principles of wound management
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Answer to the question number 1
The specific observation that would be taken during the wound management and healing
process are mentioned below:
1) Conditions of the periwound area
2) Check for contamination
3) Level of pain during dressing change
4) Check exudation in the wound
5) Moisture balance of the wound (Powers et al., 2016)
Answer to the question number 2
To evaluate the effectiveness of wound management 5 criteria’s can be used and they are
mentioned below:
1) Wound bed: whether healthy tissues started appearing in the wound or dead tissue
present in the wound.
2) Measurement of wound: Either two or three dimensional measurement can be taken.
3) Surrounding area of the wound
4) Presence of infection
5) Wound exudate: whether any exudate present in the wound during healing process
(Powers et al., 2016)
Answer to the question number 3
Five criteria that can be used to measure the effectiveness of particular dressing product is
given below:
1) Availability of the in the range and size
2) What is the daily cost and wear time of the product
3) Whether the product passed the standard quality check

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4) Availability of evidence supporting the product’s effectiveness
5) Availability of the product to the buyers and consumers (Powers et al., 2016)
Answer to the question number 4
Treatment type for the following ulcers are mentioned below:
a) Arterial ulcers: Surgical options such as angioplasty
b) Venous ulcers: compression therapy
c) Mixed Arterial/Venous: Revascularization
d) Neuropathic ulcerating wound: Debridement, reduction of pressure in the wound and
therapeutic shoes.
e) Doppler ultrasound is generally used for the measurement of blood flow in an
individual’s veins and arteries (Dealey et al., 2015).
Answer to the question number 5
Characteristics of the each stage of the pressure injury is provided below:
Stage 1:nonblanchable erythema with intact skin
Stage 2: partial loss of the skin with exposed dermis
Stage 3: Adipose fat is visible with total loss of skin
Stage 4: exposed tendon, muscle, and ligament with total and full loss of skin
Unstageable: cannot be determined as it is concealed by eschar or slough (Dealey et al.,
2015).
Answer to the question number 6
Three principle causes for pressure injury are: