NURSING 2L03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8 & 38: Foley Catheter, Wound Healing, Perioperative Mortality
11 Sep 2016
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Abrasion process of scraping or wearing away. Approximation when the edges of a wound come together. Collagen tough, fibrous protein layer composes about 70% of the dermis and is extremely important in wound healing. Compress soft pad of gauze or cloth used to apply heat, cold, or medications to the surface of a body part. Contamination the introduction of infectious material on normally clean or sterile sites. Debridement removal of dead tissue in a wound. Dehiscence separation or opening of wound layers. Epithelialization the process by which epidermal cells migrate over the surface of the wound to close the top or resurface the wound. Fibrin is a fibrous, non-globular protein involved in the clotting of blood. Fibroblasts cells in connective tissue that produces collagen and other fibers. Fistula an abnormal or surgically made passage between a hollow or tunular organ and the body surface, or between two hollow or tubular organs.
