Pressure Staging?

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we always stage heel decubitis that does not have eschar.....how do you chart this???

we stage all ulcers no matter where they are. they are photographed measured then treated appropriately. where is her rationale for what she said

we stage all ulcers no matter where they are. they are photographed measured then treated appropriately. where is her rationale for what she said
Unfortunately, i don't know her rationale. I had told her that I worked w/ a wound care nurse on a difft occasion and she did stage them so you know how it is progressing. I'm a nursing student and she was asking her colleagues around us whether you stage an ulcer on the heel. Some said yes, some said maybe and she just thought you didn't. So, she went w/ that. This is a cardiac tele floor. (not that that matters). Yes, I still hold firmly to staging it. Thanks for your input!! I also went back to the wound care nurse I worked with and she said yes, she does. Just wanted to know so when I'm in practice (which is soon), I do the right thing. Thanks

hello

i hope that's what you looking for

i took it from fundamental concepts and skills for nursing

stage 1

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reddened or darkened skin that will not turn white when firmly pressed

stage 2

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partial skin loss that may appear as an abrasion, blister or shallow crater

stage 3

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full skin loss extending to underlying tissue

stage 4

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full skin loss extending beyond the underlying tissue to muscle and bone

by this way we can reduce the pressure

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see theses websites about it

http://www.howtocare.com/pressure.htm

http://www.doctoronline.nhs.uk/masterwebsite/targetpages/specialts/dermat/pressure.asp

http://www.umm.edu/dermatology-info/bedsore.htm

http://www.intelihealth.com/ih/ihtih/wsihw000/9339/10914.html

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There was a report on our local news about maggot therapy. They came in a little vial marked Medical Maggots, the doctor applied them to the wound, covered them with a special dressing that keeps them all in but allows them to breathe, and away they went! They really cleaned up a huge foot ulcer, it was amazing- they showed the progress with before and after pics, with the MD saying he undoubtably would have had to amputate if not for the maggots. The patient was obviously happy with the results, and didn't appear to be too creeped out by it.

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