Al.RobertsWCS

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1. Skin Prep QUESTION

   Al.RobertsWCS replied to nurserin's topic in Wound

   Ok, First off. If you are doing an intervention to address one of the risk factors for prevention of a Pressure Ulcer (PU), then it is indeed an intervention for prevention of a PU. So I think we understand what the skin prep is trying to be used for...

2. Skin Prep QUESTION

   Al.RobertsWCS replied to nurserin's topic in Wound

   This note is to Nurserin. Bravo... you have it right on the nose. Using skin prep for prevention of pressure ulcers is a big joke. Of course if you go to a manufacture's website it's going to say anything to increase the sale of there products. There...

3. Wet-to-Dry Dressing

   Al.RobertsWCS replied to PediLove2147's topic in Wound

   Well you know that all they teach in school is the basics. From LPN school to MD, this is all they teach. Wound Care is too subjective to get in to depth into any course. It's easyer to keep it the way it is. That way no one has to think about it...

4. Wet-to-Dry Dressing

   Al.RobertsWCS replied to PediLove2147's topic in Wound

   well that is the only way it should be used. however it is archaic and painful if it is done properly. enzymatic debridement is what i use the most. it works great. it will break the non-viable tissue down at the cellular level and provide a moist en...

5. Wet-to-Dry Dressing

   Al.RobertsWCS replied to PediLove2147's topic in Wound

   Both of these dressings still remove healthy tissue. Neither should ever be used on a wound with less than 50 to 60 % necrotic tissue. And as a matter of fact, they don't ever have to be used. Their are so many products on the market that can be used...