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UNIT- ELEVEN: PROVIDING WOUN CARE
Objective: At the end of the unit, the trainees will be able to:
1. Define wound
2. Explain the purpose of wound care.
3. Identify important equipment needed to provide wound care.
4. Perform dressing of clean and septic wounds.
5. Provide care for the patient with a draining wound.

Definitions: Wound is a disruption in the integrity of body tissue which may be
intentional or unintentional

11.1 Wound dressing
Objectives: At the end of the lesson, the learner will be able to

➢ Define wound dressing
➢ List the types of wound dressings
➢ Collect necessary material
➢ Demonstrate the different types of wound dressing techniques
Definitions: Dressing is any of the various materials used for covering and protecting a
wound
The wound dressing is the process of covering the wound or applying sterile protective
covering using an aseptic technique
11.1.1 Types of the wound dressing
1. Clean wound dressing
2. Septic wound dressing
3. Wound dressing with a drainage tube

Purpose of the wound dressing
To keep the wound moist and therefore enhance epithelialization
To keep the wound clean
To keep locally applied drugs in position
To keep edges of the wound together by immobilization
To relief pain and comfort the patient
Provide physical, psychological, and aesthetic comfort
Remove necrotic tissue
Prevent, eliminate, or control infection
Maintain a moist wound environment
Protect the wound from further injury
Protect skin surrounding wound
To protect the wound from mechanical injury.

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