Dolo the nurse

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1. Wound documentation

   Dolo the nurse posted a topic in Wound

   I'm pretty sure I know the answer to my question but I always like to double check myself. I work in a 360 bed LTC facility and I am the wound nurse for the building. We have 6 units, 1 of which is a STR. If you work in a similar setting, you know th...

2. Blister on bunion

   Dolo the nurse posted a topic in Wound

   Hi....would you classify a blood blister on a bunion a dti if It was caused by ill fitting shoes? I don’t think it should be but am being told differently. I’ve read npuap friction position paper but it isn’t very clear.

3. DTI or abscess

   Dolo the nurse posted a topic in Wound

   So....my patient presented with a large (small golf ball size) area of induration to her right ischium. She is elderly (101) but moves around pretty good. At the center is a purple area, irregular in shape. She has no pain when pressure is applied. I...