Home care nursing and wounds

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Hi all....

I am preparing to take a Lab Skills Exam for my Community Health class. We will be acting out a scenario with our instructor and a mannequin who is to be the client. One of the topics we may need to address is wound care in the home; we will need to know what to document (appearance, etc.) and what to teach the client and family. I can find info about documenting appearance and what to watch for, but as far as teaching the pt and family about home care .... I can find nothing in any of my resources. My instructor specifically dropped a hint about MRSA and wounds in the home.

Can anyone help me with this or point me towards a good resource?

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Difference between sterile and aseptic procedure and how it relates to the wound care order as written by the doctor.

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Specializes in CNA.
Difference between sterile and aseptic procedure and how it relates to the wound care order as written by the doctor.

...And why it is important to use proper technique.

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Specializes in PICU, Sedation/Radiology, PACU.

Using aseptic technique to change the dressing

Wash hands before and after changing

Frequency of dressing changes

Where to get dressing supplies

Signs/symptoms of infection and when to call the home care agency

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Specializes in Infusion Nursing, Home Health Infusion.

Do not forget to instruct the caregiver on how to safely dispose of the dressing materiel.

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