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Sharon Treesa Antony
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Govt. College of Nursing
Kottayam
 A dressing is a sterile pad, compress that is
applied directly over a wound to promote
healing.
 To protect the wound
 To control/ stop bleeding
 To apply medication
 To absorb excess moisture / discharges from
the wound
 To prevent infection
 To prevent further injury
 To promote healing
 Provide comfort
 If the situation permits, wash hands with
soap and water
 Wear gloves if available
 Control bleeding before applying dressing
 Apply the sterile pad without touching the
part that comes in contact with the wound
 Avoid touching the wound, coughing /
sneezing into the wound
 Use dressing that is large enough to cover the
whole area of the wound.
 In case of bleeding, more pads may be added
on top of the previous pads and apply
adhesive tape with pressure
 Bandage may be necessary to hold it in
position
 Adhesive dressing
 Non adhesive dressing
 A sterile pad of absorbent gauze / cellulose
is held in place by a layer of adhesive
material.
 Wash hands and wear gloves if possible
 In case of contaminated wounds, clean with
antiseptic solution
 If antiseptic solution is unavailable, wash the
wound with soap and water
 Dry the sides of the wound with gauze piece
 Remove the adhesive dressing from its outer
wrapping and hold it with the gauze side
down
 Peel back and expose the gauze
 Place it in such a way that the pad comes
directly over the wound. Do not touch the
gauze pad
 Pull away the protective strips with care
 Press the edges and ends well to fix it on to
the skin.
 This type of dressing does not contain an
adhesive material with it to fix the dressing.
 It includes sterile readymade dressing or
gauze dressing.
 The dressing material has to be held in place
by using a bandage or an improvises material
like scarf or towel.
 Wash hands and wear gloves if possible
 In case of contaminated wounds, clean with
antiseptic solution
 If antiseptic solution is unavailable, wash the
wound with soap and water
 Dry the sides of the wound
 Open the dressing by removing the
wrappings
 Place the dressing directly over the wound
 Bandage firmly using triangular bandage and
secure it by tying the two ends together by
reef knot.
 Gauze taken in layers may be used instead of
dressing
 A piece of cloth cut in the shape of bandage
may be used instead of bandage
 Plastic bag may be used instead of gloves
 Wash hands with soap and water after
dressing
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Dressing

  • 1. Sharon Treesa Antony Assistant Professor Govt. College of Nursing Kottayam
  • 2.  A dressing is a sterile pad, compress that is applied directly over a wound to promote healing.
  • 3.  To protect the wound  To control/ stop bleeding  To apply medication  To absorb excess moisture / discharges from the wound  To prevent infection  To prevent further injury  To promote healing  Provide comfort
  • 4.  If the situation permits, wash hands with soap and water  Wear gloves if available  Control bleeding before applying dressing  Apply the sterile pad without touching the part that comes in contact with the wound
  • 5.  Avoid touching the wound, coughing / sneezing into the wound  Use dressing that is large enough to cover the whole area of the wound.  In case of bleeding, more pads may be added on top of the previous pads and apply adhesive tape with pressure  Bandage may be necessary to hold it in position
  • 6.  Adhesive dressing  Non adhesive dressing
  • 7.  A sterile pad of absorbent gauze / cellulose is held in place by a layer of adhesive material.
  • 8.  Wash hands and wear gloves if possible  In case of contaminated wounds, clean with antiseptic solution  If antiseptic solution is unavailable, wash the wound with soap and water  Dry the sides of the wound with gauze piece  Remove the adhesive dressing from its outer wrapping and hold it with the gauze side down
  • 9.  Peel back and expose the gauze  Place it in such a way that the pad comes directly over the wound. Do not touch the gauze pad  Pull away the protective strips with care  Press the edges and ends well to fix it on to the skin.
  • 10.  This type of dressing does not contain an adhesive material with it to fix the dressing.  It includes sterile readymade dressing or gauze dressing.  The dressing material has to be held in place by using a bandage or an improvises material like scarf or towel.
  • 11.  Wash hands and wear gloves if possible  In case of contaminated wounds, clean with antiseptic solution  If antiseptic solution is unavailable, wash the wound with soap and water  Dry the sides of the wound  Open the dressing by removing the wrappings  Place the dressing directly over the wound
  • 12.  Bandage firmly using triangular bandage and secure it by tying the two ends together by reef knot.  Gauze taken in layers may be used instead of dressing  A piece of cloth cut in the shape of bandage may be used instead of bandage  Plastic bag may be used instead of gloves  Wash hands with soap and water after dressing