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DATE:

1. November 8 or 13, 2001

NURSING INTERVENTIONS CLASSIFICATION (NIC):

1. Domain 2: Physiological: Complex (Care That Supports Homeostatic Regulation)
   1. L (Skin/Wound Management): Interventions to maintain or restore tissue integrity
      1. Cleaning an abdominal wound and applying a sterile abdominal dressing
         1. (3440 Incision Care; 3360 Wound Care)
      2. Applying an abdominal binder
         1. (3360 Wound Care)
      3. Applying an ace bandage to a leg
         1. (3360 Wound Care)
      4. Applying a sling to an arm
         1. (3360 Wound Care)

READ CAREFULLY:

1. Taylor, Lillis, & LeMone, Chapter 37 (pp. 909-921)
2. Nursing Skills Laboratory Procedure: Cleaning an Abdominal Wound and Applying a Sterile Abdominal Dressing
3. Nursing Skills Laboratory Procedure: Applying an Abdominal Binder
4. Nursing Skills Laboratory Procedure: Applying an Ace Bandage to a Leg
5. Nursing Skills Laboratory Procedure: Applying a Sling to an Arm

TERMS TO KNOW:

1. Bandages
2. Binders
3. Sling

LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

1. Read the following PRIOR to lab:
   1. Taylor, Lillis, & LeMone, Chapter 37 (pp. 909-921)
   2. Nursing Skills Laboratory Procedure: Cleaning an Abdominal Wound and Applying a Sterile Abdominal Dressing
   3. Nursing Skills Laboratory Procedure: Applying an Abdominal Binder
   4. Nursing Skills Laboratory Procedure: Applying an Ace Bandage to a Leg
   5. Nursing Skills Laboratory Procedure: Applying a Sling to an Arm
2. View the following videotapes PRIOR to lab:
   1. Wound Care (Medcom video; 24 mins)
   2. Bandages and Binders (Concept Media video; 19 mins.)
3. Take a written test on the following DURING lab:
   1. Cleaning an abdominal wound and applying a sterile abdominal dressing
   2. Applying an abdominal binder
   3. Applying an ace bandage to a leg
   4. Applying a sling to an arm
4. Demonstration/redemonstration of the following skills DURING lab:
   1. Cleaning an abdominal wound and applying a sterile abdominal dressing
   2. Applying an abdominal binder
   3. Applying an ace bandage to a leg
   4. Applying a sling to an arm

STUDY QUESTIONS TO REVIEW FOR TEST:

1. The proper technique for cleaning an abdominal wound and applying a sterile abdominal dressing.
2. The proper technique for applying an abdominal binder.
3. The proper technique for applying an ace bandage to a leg.
4. The proper technique for applying a sling to an arm.

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