A

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A ABUSE, SUSPECTED Abuse may be suspected in any age-group, cultural setting, or environment. The patient may readily report being abused or may fear reporting the abuser. Types of suspected…

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C

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C CARDIAC MONITORING Because it allows continuous observation of the heart’s electrical activity, cardiac monitoring is useful not only for assessing cardiac rhythm, but also for gauging a patient’s response…

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B

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B BAD NEWS BY TELEPHONE It’s usually best to relate bad news in person to a patient’s family. In reality, however, this may not always be possible. Sometimes you may…

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Other Products

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Other Products This category comprises a wide variety of products used to facilitate skin and wound management. Each entry details the products: action indications contraindications application removal. Please refer to…

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Overview

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Overview Part III provides a comprehensive listing of additional products: abdominal dressing holders and binders, tapes and closures, wound pouches, wound cleansers, gauzes, elastic bandages, and compression bandage systems. Because…

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Drugs

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Drugs OVERVIEW In this section, you’ll find a list of products that are considered drugs because their administration provokes a series of physiochemical events within the body. The drugs listed…

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Wound Fillers

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Wound Fillers Action Wound fillers are available as pastes, granules, powders, beads, and gels that provide a moist healing environment, absorb exudate, and help debride the wound bed by softening…

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Hydrogels

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Hydrogels Action Hydrogels are water- or glycerin-based amorphous gels, impregnated gauzes, or sheet dressings. Because of their high water content, some can’t absorb large amounts of exudate. Hydrogels help maintain…

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Transparent Films

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Transparent Films Action Transparent films are adhesive, semipermeable, polyurethane membrane dressings that vary in thickness and size. They’re waterproof and impermeable to bacteria and contaminants, yet they permit water vapor…

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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Actions Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) systems include a vacuum pump, drainage tubing, and a dressing set. The pump may be stationary or portable, relies on…

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