Wound Care Reflection

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On September 26th, 2016, I shadowed the wound care nurse with another classmate. We saw all the patients that needed anytype of wound care, from surgical incisons and pressure ulcers to minor skin tears and abrasions. The wound care nurse at Artman is responsible to assess certain patients vital signs, lung, and bowel sounds. I was able to gain experience by doing dressing changes, measuring and cleaning the wounds, and counting the number of staples if present. On September 28th, 2016, I was assigned to a patient on the rehab floor. I looked up this residents information before hand in his chart. There I was about to see his past medical history which concluded: Cancer, MS, Hypertension, and a right upper lobectomy. I assisted with this

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