E. Chester, LPN

E. Chester, LPN

Management, Wound Care

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About E. Chester, LPN

E. Chester, LPN specializes in Management, Wound Care.


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  1. Xeroform: sterile or clean?

    Sharp debridement?!? No way. Order or not. I know it requires an RN with wound care cert and sharp debridement training in FL. (The entire reason for the bags under my eyes...)
  2. Skin Prep QUESTION

    Alphabet, I completely agree with you. Remove the cause of the wound, and it "may" heal. In the case of pressure ulcers, pressure is the key. Offloading is one manner of "prevention"; the key word in F-314. You can heal all the wounds you want; ...
  3. Skin Prep QUESTION

    comment by [color=#0e614d]laurie swezey rn, bsn, cws,cwocn on april 1, 2011 at 1:19pm in reference to skin prep and heel protection - "skin prep is great to protect from friction/maceration, but will not prevent the damage caused by pressure." (swez...
  4. Skin Prep QUESTION

    WCS or CWCA? You are entitled to your opinion. Your argument concerning finding a treatment recommendation on the Braden scale is unfounded and illogical; Braden scale does not offer recommendations. Do you see on the Braden scale where it tells ...
  5. Skin Prep QUESTION

    With all due respect to the WCS, I think we are missing the rationale for the use of skin prep. It is NOT utilized for the prevention of decubiti, it is utilized to address one of the risk factors for the development of decubiti; friction. Feel f...
  6. Skin Prep QUESTION

    Full-Time Wound care nurse for two years. Here is the way to justify "Skin prep to bilateral heels q.s." (Yes, my nurses hate it.) F-314 states, " Based on the comprehensive assessment of a resident, the facility must ensure that a resident who ente...
  7. Keiser or Rasmussen College&State Boards

    I have personally graduated from Rasmussen's LPN program, and I am a fully licensed LPN in the state of Florida. I have the luxury of choice when it comes to my bridge to RN, and I am waiting for Rasmussen's Bridge as I am completely satisfied with t...