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Nursing2019 Skin and Wound Care Survey

To help us gather new information on current skin and wound care prevention and treatment practices, please take a moment and complete the following survey. This survey is confidential and anonymous. The results will be published in an upcoming issue to help you compare nursing practice in your facility with current evidence and guidelines.
1.Moist wound therapy is the gold standard for management of most chronic wounds but not for wounds without adequate vascular supply.
2.People with peripheral neuropathy who have a foot ulcer can experience pain.
3.Length, width, and depth measurement should be a part of wound assessment documentation.
4.The Braden Scale is used to assess a patient’s potential to develop a vascular ulcer.
5.Classic signs of infection may not be present in patients with chronic wounds or in those who are immunosuppressed.
6.Wet-to-dry gauze dressings are best used to treat clean granulating chronic wounds.
7.Skin tears are best treated using an adherent dressing.
8.All patients at risk for pressure injuries should be turned and repositioned every 2 hours.
9.Stage 1 pressure injuries are easily identified in people with darkly pigmented skin.
10.Topical enzymes are effective for removing necrotic tissue in chronic wounds.
11.My facility has a policy for how often a wound assessment should be completed and documented.
12.A pressure injury with full thickness tissue loss is staged/classified as
13.I can identify the six stages of pressure injuries in my patients.
14.Pressure redistribution products (such as specialty beds, mattresses, or chair cushions) are used in my facility to prevent pressure injuries.
15.Wound culture specimens are obtained in my facility by the following methods. (Check all that apply.)
16.Nurses in my facility wear sterile gloves for dressing changes on chronic wounds.
17.Compression wrap/bandaging multilayer system/dressing is the gold standard for treating venous ulcers.
18.I know how to apply a compression wrap/bandaging multilayer system/dressing.
19.The following are routinely used to clean chronic wounds in my facility.
20.Nurses are licensed in my state or province to do minor surgical debridement.
21.Skin assessment is part of my daily/shift nursing assessment for all my patients.
22.A computerized wound assessment tool is used in my facility.
23.Do you know your facility’s pressure injury incidence rate?
24.Do you know your unit’s pressure injury incidence rate?
25.I received sufficient education on chronic wounds in my basic nursing education program.
26.I am comfortable making recommendations to practitioners on appropriate wound dressings for my patients.
27.Does your practice setting have a designated wound care team?
28.A Type 2 skin tear is defined as partial flap loss that cannot be repositioned to cover the wound bed.
29.Incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) typically presents as moist, erythematous skin irritation with inflammation and irregular borders.
30.Using skin products that keep the skin in the alkaline pH range can help prevent intertriginous dermatitis (TTD), a type of moisture-associated skin damage (MASD).
31.I feel confident in my ability to apply or change the following types of ostomy skin barriers and pouches.
Yes
No
Sometimes
Colostomy
Ileostomy
Urinary diversion (ileal conduit, urostomy)
32.A pressure injury on the mucosa should be staged using the NPUAP staging/classification system.
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33.What is your age range?
34.How many years of nursing experience do you have?
35.What is your highest educational level?
36.What is your current position?
37.Are you a wound certified nurse (such as CWOCN, CWCN, CWON, CWS, or WCC)?
38.Are you a member of a professional wound association or organization?
39.What is your primary clinical practice area?
40.What is your primary work setting?
41.In what state/province and country do you practice?
42.Please add any additional comments or observations about these questions or other wound care issues.
43.Thank you for your time & insight. Please include your name and e-mail for the chance to win an iPad Mini. Your information will only be used for this drawing.
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