ADESHWAR NURSING INSTITUTE

KHAMHARGAON, JAGDALPUR
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
LESSON PLAN
ON
WOUND DRESSING

SUBMITTED TO SUBMITTED BY
MR. JAYAPRAKASH T S MISS DEEKSHA YADAV

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MSC NURSING 1STyear

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SUBJECT : Community health nursing

TOPIC : wound dressing

GROUP : patient & their relatives

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANT :

NAME OF STUDENT TEACHER : Ms. Deeksha yadav

DATE :

PLACE : maharani hospital cum medical collage

DURATION : min

AV AIDS : flash card, chart

TEACHING METHOD : lecture, discussion, explanation, questioning, answering

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE : patient & their relatives have basic knowledge of the wound dressing

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GENRAL OBJECTIVES- At the end of the health education the patient and family member will have in depth knowledge about “WOUND
DRESSING”.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES- After the teaching the participant will be able to:-

 describe the wound dressing

 enlist the purpose of wound dressing
 describe the principle of wound dressing
 enlist the advantages of wound dressing
 explain the procedure of wound dressing

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S.NO. TIME SPECIFIC CONTENT TEACHING LEARNING A.V. AIDS EVALUATION
OBJECTIVE ACTIVITY ACTIVITY
1. 2mint Define wound Lecture cum Question Flash What is wound
dressing? INTRODUCTION discussion and card& dressing?
answering chart
WOUND DRESSING AT HOME:-

Surgical wound dressing is a protection with a

sterile covering of gauze or other materials
applied over a wound after cleaning it with all
aseptic precautions.
2mint Enlist the
purpose of PURPOSES
wound 1. To clean the wounded area. Lecture cum Question Flash card, What is the purpose
dressing? 2. To dress the wounds to prevent discussion and chart of wound dressing?
infection. answering
3. To promote wound healing.

3mint Describe the PRINCIPLES

principle of 1. Everything that comes with a wound Lecture cum Question Flash What is the
wound must be sterilized in the most effective discussion and card& principle of wound
dressing? way, it consists facilities in the home, answering chart dressing?
school and industry.
2. Hand washing must be done before
handling the equipment and dressing the
wound.
3. Boil instruments, cotton swabs,

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 vigorously for 5 minutes.
2. 4. The chief chemical disinfectant used in
the care of wound is alcohol.
5. The chief purpose in caring for a wound
is to prevent infection since tissues under
the skin are less resistant than the skin to
infection.

2mint Enlist the ADVANTAGES OF DRESSING Lecture cum Question Flash What are the
advantages of 1. To absorb drainage. discussion answering card& advantages of
wound 2. To prevent contamination. chart wound dressing?
dressing? 3. To protect the wound from mechanical
injuries.
4. To promote homeostatic as in a pressure
dressing.
5. To provide mental and physical.

2mint Describe the TYPES OF DRESSING Lecture cum Question Flash What are the types
types of discussion and card& of wound dressing?
dressing? Dry dressing: The wound is cleaned by some answering chart
antiseptics and dried. Dry dressing is applied
after the application of medicine to the wound.
Wet dressing: It is used if wounds are infected
and if there is lot of pus, to soften the discharge
and to promote drainage.
Pressure dressing: This is done when there is
bleeding or oozing from the wound.

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3.
2 mint Enlist the EQUIPMENTS
equipment of 1. Instruments—artery forceps, thumb forceps Lecture cum Question Flash What are the
wound and scissors. discussion and card& Equipment of
dressing? 2. Dressing pack—gauze pad-1, gauze pieces-2, answering chart wound dressing?
cotton balls-3.

3. Large bowl with lid (autoclaved) to put all the

articles to boil.
4. Small bowl medications, K-basin/paper bag.
5. Dressing bandage /plaster to secure the
dressing.
6. Spirit, Betadine or any other antiseptic
solutions to apply in the wound.

5 mint Describe the PROCEDURES

procedure of
wound 1. Select the working area spread the newspaper Lecture cum Question Flash Explain the
dressing? and places the community bag. discussion and card& procedure of wound
2. Unbutton the lower compartment and remove answering chart dressing?
hand washing articles.
3. Wash the hands thoroughly and remove the
articles needed for dressing and keep it in a
sterile area.
4. Remove the entire old dressing from the
wound and use sterile saline or hydrogen
peroxide for cleaning the wound.
5. Clean the wounded area from the center to the
periphery by a cotton pieces and discard in paper
bag.
6. Use artery forceps3 - in Cr the wound with

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antiseptic solution.
7. Apply ointment as nAling order with swab
stick.
8. Apply sterile dressing- and fasten it with a
bandage or strip of plaster.
9. Secure the surgical dressing with adhesive
plaster.
10. Wash hands thoroughly and record it in the
Family folder.
11. Replace the articles after cleaning and
boiling.
12. Discard or dispose the used dressings or burn
it.

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SUMMARY

Surgical wound dressing is a protection with a sterile covering of gauze or other materials applied over a wound after cleaning it with all aseptic
precautions.

CONCLUSION

Today in the seminar we have discuses about the define malaria, describe the wound dressing enlist the purpose of wound dressing describe the
principle of wound dressing enlist the advantages of wound dressing ,explain the procedure of wound dressing

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 JACOB ANNAMMA A TEXT BOOK OF CLINICAL NURSING PROCEDURES: THE ART OF NURSING PRACTICE third
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