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Wound Care & Skin Integrity
Pressure injury prevention and staging, wound assessment, wound healing phases, dressing selection, drainage interpretation, Braden Scale, and skin integrity protection — for nursing students, wound care nurses, and NCLEX preparation.
Guides
In-depth guides for wound care and skin integrity nursing practice.
Wound Assessment Basics
10 minWound assessment basics for nurses — wound location, size measurement, tissue types, wound bed characteristics, drainage evaluation, wound edges, periwound skin assessment, infection signs, and documentation standards.
Wound Dressing Fundamentals
10 minWound dressing fundamentals for nurses — moist wound healing, dressing selection goals, wound dressing types, 8-step dressing change procedure, wound cleansing, infection prevention, documentation requirements, and NCLEX pearls.
Diabetic Foot Ulcers
11 minDiabetic foot ulcers for nurses — pathophysiology of neuropathy and PAD, Wagner classification system, DFU risk factors, vascular and neurological assessment, prevention strategies, treatment overview, and patient education.
Interactive Practice
Practice Tools
Score the Braden Scale subscale by subscale with instant risk-level interpretation.
Clinical References
Quick-access wound care references for bedside and NCLEX use.
Pressure Injury Prevention Quick Reference
Bedside quick reference for preventing pressure injuries — repositioning schedules, skin assessment, moisture management, nutrition, and support surfaces at a glance.
Pressure Injury Stages Reference
Pressure injury staging for nurses — NPIAP definitions for Stage 1 through Stage 4, unstageable pressure injury, and deep tissue pressure injury (DTPI): tissue involvement, key assessment findings, and nursing interventions.
Wound Drainage Types Reference
Wound drainage types for nurses — serous, sanguineous, serosanguineous, and purulent drainage compared by appearance, clinical significance, amount descriptors, dressing implications, and nursing documentation tips.
Wound Dressing Types Reference
Wound dressing types for nurses — gauze, foam, hydrocolloid, hydrogel, alginate, transparent film, and antimicrobial dressings: indications, contraindications, change frequency, advantages, limitations, and clinical examples.
Wound Healing Phases Reference
Wound healing phases for nurses — hemostasis, inflammatory, proliferative, and remodeling phases: cellular activity, expected timelines, clinical signs, nursing implications, and factors affecting wound healing.
Quick Charts
Wound care comparison charts and skin integrity assessment reference tables.
Braden Scale for Pressure Injury Risk
Complete Braden Scale scoring reference — six subscales with criteria, total score interpretation, and nursing implications for pressure injury prevention.
NPIAP Pressure Injury Staging Chart
Pressure injury staging chart for nurses — all 6 NPIAP categories: Stage 1 through Stage 4, unstageable, and deep tissue pressure injury (DTPI). Skin findings, tissue involvement, and key assessment characteristics at a glance.
Wound Dressing Comparison Chart
Wound dressing comparison chart for nurses — gauze, foam, hydrocolloid, hydrogel, alginate, transparent film, and antimicrobial dressings compared by best use, drainage level, advantages, limitations, and change frequency.
Wound Drainage Chart
Wound drainage chart for nurses — serous, sanguineous, serosanguineous, and purulent drainage types compared by appearance, typical meaning, nursing action, and exudate amount descriptors at a glance.
Skin Integrity Risk Factors Chart
Skin integrity risk factors chart for nurses — immobility, malnutrition, moisture, friction, shear, diabetes, and poor perfusion: mechanism of skin injury, assessment focus, and prevention strategies for each risk factor.
Suggested Learning Path
Build wound care nursing competency with this recommended sequence.
Related Specialties
Wound care knowledge connects directly to these specialty areas.