Book Title: Wound Care Nursing
Chapter 4: Dressings
Overview:
- Suggests on how best to facilitate an ‘ideal’ wound dressing and what factors to take into consideration
- Guides on how to chose an appropriate dressing according to cost, suitability and more
- Draws upon the several types of dressings including dressings for hydration, moisture retention, exudate management and so on
Description:
Just as every person is different, every wound is different. Each wound management regimen must therefore be individually tailored in conjunction with the patient to meet his or her needs. This chapter discusses the role and function of wound dressing, presuming that other necessary components of wound management have been identified- and addressed in an appropriate manner.
Topics:
- Moist wound healing
- The ‘ideal’ wound dressing
- Objectives
- Moist wound environment
- Wound temperature
- Barrier to infection
- Comfort and patient education
- Choosing a dressing
- Functionality of dressing products
- Exudate
- Changing a choice of dressing
- Cost-effectiveness of dressings
- Types of dressings
- Dressings for hydration—hydrogels
- Dressings for moisture retention
- Dressings for exudate management
- Antimicrobial dressings
- Absorbent dressings
- Inert dressings
Speaker / Author:
Sue Templeton
is a registered nurse who holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing. She is currently undertaking a master’s degree in nursing. Sue has more than 16 years’ experience in the management of acute and chronic wounds, and has initiated wound management policies, designed wound assessment tools, and contributed to the development of a clinical pathway for the management of venous leg ulcers. Sue frequently conducts wound management education for nurses in a variety of settings and has published and presented at local and national forums. She is currently employed as the advanced wound specialist and clinical nurse consultant with the Royal District Nursing Service of South Australia. Sue is also a clinical tutor with the University of Adelaide, a member of the South Australian Wound Management Association, the South Australian Society for Vascular Nursing, and the Australian Council of Community Nursing Services.
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