Applying the nursing process and use of critical thinking provides a clinical decision-making approach to develop and implement an individualized plan of care. Patients receiving wound care at UMC Outpatient Care Clinic were assessed thoroughly before any other procedure was done. The assessment included collecting subjective and objective data. Pain level, patient’s level of sensation, wound measurement, character of wound drainage, palpation of wound and wound appearance was some of the specific elements addressed. After completing an assessment of a patient’s wound, the nurses identified nursing diagnoses, thereby deciding what kind of dressing change the patient required. Once the problems were identified, the nurse decided how to perform the dressing change and what equipment to use in the planning phase of nursing process. Finally, the nurse performed the dressing change, educated their patients on how to take care of the wound. Evaluation was also incorporated at the end by …show more content…
It goes from changing dressing, to educating patients about their wound and life style changes that can assist with the wound healing, providing comfort during the wound care and making sure patients safety. Nurses at wound clinic start by evaluating the patient so they can determine how to proceed. Then they begin by thoroughly cleaning patient’s wound, to slough off dead skin to prevent bacteria. Wound care nurses can assess their progress and evaluate the efficiency of the medications and other treatments administered. Since the nurses see patients on an outpatient basis, they must educate patients and family members on proper ways to care for their wound at home including how to prevent infection and how to change bandages. Nurses also work as a team to ensure patients receive everything needed for healing. Nurses at wound care also make sure a proper wound care is provided in case of burns or when a wound won’t