The Principles and Practice of Moist Wound Healingg
The Principles and Practice of Moist Wound Healing
Abstract
Caring for patients with wounds is commonly encountered in a nurse’s career in most health care settings, whether it is in neonatal, mental health, community, or aged care. In the past, wound dressings were created to absorb all exudate, believing that dry wounds will reduce the risk of infection. Within the last fifty years, the concept of moist wound therapy has become the most effective approach to wound care. Before treating any wound, it is important to discover the underlying cause and consider other possible factors that may impact on the healing process and deliver a systematic and rational approach towards wound care assessment. Nurses must have a basic understanding of wound physiology, and must develop a systemic approach when they are selecting the most safest and effective dressing product available. Moist wound healing plays a vital role by accelerating epithelialisation by providing an environment as natural as possibly by using various synthetic wound care products The role and responsibility of the nurse and other members of the health care team have an ongoing duty to ensure that the basic principles and practice of moist wound healing are in place before treating any patients presenting wounds.
Miryana Knezevic
Introduction
Caring for patients with wounds is commonly encountered in a nurse’s career in most health care settings, whether it is in neonatal, mental health, community, or aged care (Bale & Jones, 2006, p.ix). A wound is defined as a type of injury to the body’s integumentary system and can be categorised as either open or closed depending on the cause; whether it has occurred from a physical injury, a surgical incision, or from a lack of blood supply (Dealey & Cameron, 2008, p.68).
In the past, wound dressings were created to absorb all exudate, believing that dry wounds will reduce the risk of infection (Benbow, 2008, p.s4). Within the last fifty years,
Abstract
Caring for patients with wounds is commonly encountered in a nurse’s career in most health care settings, whether it is in neonatal, mental health, community, or aged care. In the past, wound dressings were created to absorb all exudate, believing that dry wounds will reduce the risk of infection. Within the last fifty years, the concept of moist wound therapy has become the most effective approach to wound care. Before treating any wound, it is important to discover the underlying cause and consider other possible factors that may impact on the healing process and deliver a systematic and rational approach towards wound care assessment. Nurses must have a basic understanding of wound physiology, and must develop a systemic approach when they are selecting the most safest and effective dressing product available. Moist wound healing plays a vital role by accelerating epithelialisation by providing an environment as natural as possibly by using various synthetic wound care products The role and responsibility of the nurse and other members of the health care team have an ongoing duty to ensure that the basic principles and practice of moist wound healing are in place before treating any patients presenting wounds.
Miryana Knezevic
Introduction
Caring for patients with wounds is commonly encountered in a nurse’s career in most health care settings, whether it is in neonatal, mental health, community, or aged care (Bale & Jones, 2006, p.ix). A wound is defined as a type of injury to the body’s integumentary system and can be categorised as either open or closed depending on the cause; whether it has occurred from a physical injury, a surgical incision, or from a lack of blood supply (Dealey & Cameron, 2008, p.68).
In the past, wound dressings were created to absorb all exudate, believing that dry wounds will reduce the risk of infection (Benbow, 2008, p.s4). Within the last fifty years,