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Scope of Practice (ScOP) Designation
Treatment Goals
To remove excessive amounts of dressings and slowly remove inappropriate dressings (eg. steri-strips)
Aim of Dressing
To remove unnecessary dressings and provide wound care required on only the wounds that require it.
Frequency of Dressing Change
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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
Multiple Small Skin Tears
Patient had multiple skin tears however on review (last dated mepilex border was dated 3 days prior). Patient had 5 - 6 skin tears but some had scabbed over or healed with only one on the patient's hand and his foot that needed dressings.
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Remove all unnecessary dressings
Prepare sterile field
Dress wounds
Moisturise all other areas