Skin tears in nursing practice – literature review versus own experience

Paulina Szymańska; Dariusz Bazaliński; Maria Teresa Szewczyk

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Pielęgniarstwo Chirurgiczne i Angiologiczne/Surgical and Vascular Nursing

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Skin tears in nursing practice – literature review versus own experience

Paulina Szymańska

^{1, 2}

,

Dariusz Bazaliński

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,

Maria Teresa Szewczyk

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Mobilna Pielęgniarka, Specjalistyczne Usługi Pielęgniarskie w Miejscu Wezwania mgr Paulina Szymańska
Poradnia Chirurgii Ogólnej, Radomski Szpital Specjalistyczny
Szpital Specjalistyczny, Podkarpacki Ośrodek Onkologiczny w Brzozowie
Instytut Nauk o Zdrowiu, Kolegium Nauk Medycznych, Uniwersytet Rzeszowski
Katedra Pielęgniarstwa Zabiegowego, Zakład Pielęgniarstwa Chirurgicznego i Leczenia Ran Przewlekłych, Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu Collegium Medicum w Bydgoszczy, Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu

Pielęgniarstwo Chirurgiczne i Angiologiczne 2021; 4: 155–162

Online publish date: 2022/01/20

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Introduction
Traumatic epidermal injuries are a common problem in the care of chronically ill elderly patients.

Aim of the study
Present the problem of epidermal tears based on world literature and own experience.

Material and methods
Literature analysis was performed using the resources of Science Direct PubMed and Termedia databases.

Results
Systematic prophylaxis and implementation of preventive measures for traumatic skin injuries by using limb skin protection during transportation and movement reduces the risk of trauma among the elderly.

Conclusions
Wound assessment and protection through hematoma elimination and stabilization of damaged epidermis improves the healing process and reduces the risk of wound infection. Increasing the level of knowledge among health care professionals is a key to identifying, classifying these types of wounds, and implementing protocols for care and treatment.

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Skin tears in nursing practice – literature review versus own experience

Paulina Szymańska 1, 2 , Dariusz Bazaliński 3, 4 , Maria Teresa Szewczyk 5

prevention, wound care, skin tears

Paulina Szymańska

^{1, 2}

,

Dariusz Bazaliński

^{3, 4}

,

Maria Teresa Szewczyk

⁵