As some new products used for dressing wounds in hospitals, what aspects should be paid attention to when using them? Have you learned about them? Here we have also learned some related information from some customers who have used these products. Next, let me introduce to you what you should pay attention to when using hydrocolloid dressings in dressing changes!
What are the precautions of the author when using hydrocolloid dressings? Let's take a look!
The author shares some precautions for changing dressings with hydrocolloid dressings:
1. Because the patient is extremely sensitive to the catheter, therefore, be sure to use a hydrocolloid dressing to isolate the catheter from the skin when changing the dressing;
2. Routinely disinfect the local skin with iodophor before each use 3
(Do not use alcohol to disinfect the damaged skin). After the disinfectant is naturally dried, use a cotton ball of saline to clean the puncture point and the skin ulcer with the disinfectant;
3. After natural drying, take the hydrocolloid ulcer paste and cut out a small hole (pay attention to aseptic operation), and fix it on the outlet of the catheter, and then apply the hydrocolloid transparent paste (take 5 cm*10
cm) Fix it in the running direction of the catheter, and fix the catheter with a transparent film dressing. Be careful not to touch the extension tube with the exposed tube.
Reminder: In order to maintain the continuity of dressing change, be sure to record the maintenance status in the maintenance logbook.
During this dressing change, the author also used the patient’s mobile phone to record the materials used and the fixing method, so that the patient can let the specialist nurse understand its peculiarities when changing the dressing in the PICC clinic.
Post time: Dec-06-2022