Wound Care Plan

Blisters – caused by TED stockings

Last Updated
19 May 2025
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Reference ID Number: TWS-WCP-08

Categories

Blister

Scope of Practice (ScOP) Designation

Medical Officer,Registered Nurse (RN),Enrolled Nurse (EN)

Treatment Goals

Preserve the skin integrity to reduce the likelihood of a large wound forming when the blister is deroofed.

Aim of Dressing

By lancing the dressing and removing the serous fluid the aim is the transpose the epidermis layer back onto the wound bed. To aid in the healing and have a atraumatic removal of the dressing an oil based dressing is used.

Frequency of Dressing Change

2 Days(s) Min - 1 Days (Max)

References

Shopping List

Dressing Pack (Small),Normal Saline,Scalpel,Jelonet (10cm x 10cm),Biatain Foam (Non-adhesive) (10cm x 10cm),Hypafix (5cm x 10m)
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    Product Selection Disclaimer:

    The wound care products being currently used are a suggestion ONLY. They do not take into account your patient's individual needs which you must assess. No funding from medical companies has been provided and wound care products are chosen on their merit and what is available on the NSW Health State Wound Care Contract. Where an exact brand name product is not available we suggest you review the alternative tab or use another wound care product from its category eg. Hydrofibre

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    Care Plans

    Large blister on dorsum

    Patient has a blister form under his TED stocking whilst in hospital caused by sheering forces.

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    Step 1

    Setup sterile field

    Setup your sterile field with all your sterile products
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    Step 2

    Clean the blister

    Clean the blister gently as to not agitate the blister and break it.
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    Step 3

    Lance the blister

    Have the patient sit down or have them lay down. The importance is to remove weight off the foot so they are relaxed and are less likely to move the foot when lancing and draining the blister.
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    Step 4

    Apply double layer jelonet

    Try not to use a single layer as if the paraffin is absorbed completely the skin will be dried into the gauze matrix the paraffin comes in.
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    Step 5

    Apply biatain non adhesive and secure

    Place the biatain non-adhesive over the jelonet and secure with hypafix. DO NOT use biatain super adhesive.
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