LESSON ASSIGNMENT
LESSON 4
Procedures Used in Wound Care.
LESSON ASSIGNMENT
Paragraphs 4-1 through 4-14.
TASKS TAUGHT
081-833-0010, Change a Sterile Dressing.
081-833-0012, Perform a Wound Irrigation.
081-833-0023, Prepare an Area for Operative
Treatment.
LESSON OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you should be able to:
4-1.
Identify the purposes of the sterile dressing.
4-2.
Determine when a dressing may be changed or
reinforced.
4-3.
bandages, and tapes.
4-4.
Identify the steps for changing a sterile dressing.
4-5.
Identify the procedures for cleaning a linear
wound and a circular wound.
4-6.
Identify the procedures for irrigating a wound.
4-7.
Identify the procedures for preparing a wound for
operative treatment.
SUGGESTION
After completing the assignment, complete the
exercises at the end of this lesson. These exercises
will help you achieve the lesson objectives.
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