THIS HELPS ENSURE IT ISN'T PULLED OFF WITH THE PATIENT'S MOVEMENT. I FURTHER SECURE THE WAFER WITH A BIT MORE TRANSPARENT DRESSING. THE ADHESIVE IS REMOVED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WAFER WITH THE DRAIN ATTACHED AND PLACE OVER THE HOLE. A HOLE IS THEN CUT, ABOUT THE SIZE OF A NICKEL. AFTER THE FOAM IS CUT TO WOUND SIZE AND APPLIED, IT MUST BE COVERED WELL WITH ANOTHER LAYER OF TRANSPARENT DRESSING WHICH COMPLETELY COVERS THE FOAM AND EXTENDS BEYOND THE FOAM, ADHEREING SMOOTHLY AS POSSIBLY TO ENSURE A GOOD SEAL. THE FOAM SHOULD TOUCH THE WOUND ONLY, NEVER HEALTHY TISSUE, AS DOING SO DAMAGES THE HEALTHY TISSUE. ADAPTIK OR WHITE FOAM MAY BE USED TO PROTECT THE WOUND BED, THOUGH WE OFTEN TRY BLACK FOAM ALONE INITIALLY. AFTER THAT A NUMBER OF OF OPTIONS ARE USED, DEPENDING ON WHAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE PATIENT. WE USE SMALL SCISSORS WITH AN UPCURVED BOTTOM SO THAT THE PATIENT IS NOT INJURED CUTTING AWAY THE TRANS DSG. THE TRANSPARENT DRESSING IS THEN CUT AWAY FROM THE WOUND ITSELF, FOLLOWING THE WOUND EDGES, BUT LEAVING SURROUNDING SKIN PROTECTED. WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED WITH THE USE OF TRANSPARENT DRESSING (TEGADERM) SUPPLIED WITH THE KIT IS THAT THE TRANS DSG WAS INDEED APPLIED OVER THE WOUND, USUALLY WITH THE AID OF SKIN PREP AROUND THE WOUND SITE. I TRAINED WITH THE KCI REP AND DID FOLLOWUP TRAINING WITH OUR AGENCY WND CARE SPECIALIST RN, AND HAVE SINCE DONE MANY, MANY WOUND VAC TREATMENTS, AS WELL AS ASSISTING IN TRAINING OTHER NURSES IN THE TECHNIQUE. THE BULK OF MY WORK AS A HOME HEALTH CARE NURSE IS WOUND CARE.
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