<strong>Aims:</strong> Wound care is the basic technique in patient care which has direct effects on treatment outcome. However, the Agriculture General Hospital (AGH), Vietnam, has never organized a conti...<strong>Aims:</strong> Wound care is the basic technique in patient care which has direct effects on treatment outcome. However, the Agriculture General Hospital (AGH), Vietnam, has never organized a continuing professional development (CPD) training program based on Vietnam’s Basic Nursing Competency Standards (VNBNCS) for their nurses. This study aimed to examine the knowledge, practice, and confidence level among nurses at the AGH after 12 months of implementing a VNBNCS-based wound care training program. <strong>Methodology: </strong>This descriptive and comparative study assessed the changes in knowledge, practice, and confidence scores of 43 nurses at five clinical departments before and 12 months after the training program (April 2018 to June 2019). Data were collected using a self-administrated knowledge questionnaire with 48 items, a 13-item confidence checklist, and a 16-item skills checklist. EpiData 3.1 and SPSS 18.0 were used to enter and analyze data, respectively. <strong>Results:</strong> The mean scores of knowledge (113.70 ± 14.75 vs. 129.7 ± 19.6), and practice (63.21 ± 19.99 vs. 132.07 ± 4.31) statistically significantly increased 12 months after training (<em>p</em> < 0.001). The mean score of confidence in performing wound care increased in all of the 13 aspects (<em>p</em> < 0.001). <strong>Conclusion:</strong> Nurses’ wound care-related knowledge, practice, and confidence have improved 12 months after training. This demonstrates the VNBNCS-based wound care training program developed by Viet Duc University Hospital is suitable for use in the AGH and has achieved its promising initial outcomes. This program should be duplicated in other health facilities.展开更多
Background: Postoperative wound healing has been a problem which causes high mortality in the developing world;postoperative wound has been reported to cause devastating consequences and a measurable mortality. There ...Background: Postoperative wound healing has been a problem which causes high mortality in the developing world;postoperative wound has been reported to cause devastating consequences and a measurable mortality. There is a limited number of published studies in Tanzania investigating Nursing practice on post-operative wound care in surgical wards at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. This study assesses nursing practice on postoperative wound care by nurses in surgical wards at Muhimbili National Hospital. Methods: A cross-sectional study of surgical nurses was carried out through the use of randomly selected surgical wards at Muhimbili National Hospital in Tanzania from September 2011 to July 2013. A multistage cluster sampling technique was used to obtain a suitable number of study participants. Data collection was done using a checklist from a convenient sample of 71 nurses in selected surgical wards. Results: The result indicates that a big number of the participants were female (76.5%) and those of the age group 25 to 34 years were 40.8%. Participants exceeding a half of the selected sample reported to have poor post-operative wound care practice (57.7%). In comparison, male participants scored higher, and had better practice than their female counterparts, however, there was no considerable difference in the scores (P = 0.803). During set-up and preparation phase, the washing of hands before starting and after the completion of procedure was taken into consideration by less than half of the participants (49.3%). All participants did not ensure the environment is clean and take into account the patient’s privacy through the use of screen or even closing the room. The report shows that nurses take into consideration putting on clean gloves during the removal of the old dressing (99%), the use of sterile gloves during wound dressing was taken into consideration by most of the nurses (63%). Good practice was noted in applying dressing solution as recommended (85%), dry sterile dressing was applied by (90%), arrangement and setting up of dressing forceps and other items that may be needed in order of their application using forceps (20%), usage of forceps to dip gauze into antiseptic solution (35%) and cleaning of the wound cleaning from least contaminated to most contaminated area was only adhered to by (34%). Post-operative counseling and giving to the patient not to temper with the wound was done by a representation of only 15% of nurses. All the nurses did not do the documentation of the changes observed on the wound nor did they report on the patients comfort and the date and time after the procedure wound changes, reported patient comfort, and recorded date or time after the procedure. Conclusion: Majority of the nurses in surgical wards do not follow the postoperative wound care checklist provided by MNH although they know its importance. Assessment of the wound and documentation continues to be a problem in the nursing profession in Tanzania. Nurses are reasonably knowledgeable about the principal of wound dressing;however, lack of knowledge on some of the key principles of wound dressing is worth noting. Almost half of the nurses do not wash hands before and after the procedures, they don’t use single gauze in one direction only, not cleaning from least contaminated to most contaminated area, which can lead to wound contamination.展开更多
Natural Nanoskin Advance cell therapy (ACT) and Nanoskin ACT Soft have been established to be remarkably versatile biomaterials and can be used in a wide variety of applied scientific endeavors, especially for medical...Natural Nanoskin Advance cell therapy (ACT) and Nanoskin ACT Soft have been established to be remarkably versatile biomaterials and can be used in a wide variety of applied scientific endeavors, especially for medical devices. In fact, the structure of Nanoskin materials can be adapted over length scales ranging from nano to macro by controlling the bio-fabrication process. The present paper describes Natural Nanoskin Advanced cell therapy (ACT) and Nanoskin ACT Soft production for wound care applications. ACT is produced from the bio-nanotechnology process. ACT is a highly hydrated pellicle with shaped fibers less than 2 nm wide. Nanoskin ACT Soft, like a paste, is designed to fill irregularities or recesses in the wound bed, and to absorb excess exudate from lesions by prolonging the used dressing's residence time and reducing the frequency of change.展开更多
We describe a 6-year-old female patient who developed carbamazepine-associated toxic epidermal necrolysis.With active wound care,systemic methylprednisolone and intravenous immunoglobulin pulse therapies and multidisc...We describe a 6-year-old female patient who developed carbamazepine-associated toxic epidermal necrolysis.With active wound care,systemic methylprednisolone and intravenous immunoglobulin pulse therapies and multidisciplinary supportive care,the patient improved significantly.This case indicates that improving the management of Stevens-Johnson syndrome/Toxic epidermal necrolysis patients requires attention not only to the process of wound management but also to individual supportive care and active therapeutic intervention.Only through this can standardized care,including muco-cutaneous and visceral wound care,be delivered to provide high-quality care with improved clinical prognosis and quality of life.展开更多
目的通过仿真创伤全流程早期救治模拟演练分析我国县域医院创伤救治能力现状。方法2018年7月—2022年7月在全国40家县域医院举办了中国创伤救治培训基层版(China trauma training basic,CTCT?-B),培训包括仿真的创伤早期全流程救治模拟...目的通过仿真创伤全流程早期救治模拟演练分析我国县域医院创伤救治能力现状。方法2018年7月—2022年7月在全国40家县域医院举办了中国创伤救治培训基层版(China trauma training basic,CTCT?-B),培训包括仿真的创伤早期全流程救治模拟演练。本研究对演练中创伤院前急救、院前院内信息联动、院内早期评估与处置、院内救治模式和流程、影响救治结局因素等进行归纳统计分析。结果40家县域医院,其中二级医院29家,三级医院11家;院前急救模式:依托型32家,指挥型6家,独立型2家;院前急救能力方面:院前规范处置31家,不规范处置7家,不处置2家;院前院内信息联动方面:电话/微信24家,院前急救系统8家,中国创伤联盟紫云系统6家,无信息交互2家;院内交接和早期评估:能够按照创伤救治规范化培训要求进行评估和处置23家,不规范17家;创伤救治模式方面:以急诊科为主导的多学科会诊模式34家,创伤科主导的创伤救治模式4家,专科主导多学科会诊模式2家;实体创伤病房6家,急诊病房23家,无病房11家;40名模拟创伤患者16人死亡,其余存活,死亡原因为早期评估和处置不规范,输血流程不合理、创伤相关核心技术缺乏,有效运行的创伤多学科团队缺乏。结论县域创伤救治过程中存在创伤早期评估和核心技术不足、缺乏院内高效的多学科救治团队、创伤集中收治模式尚未普及等问题,亟须重视解决。展开更多
文摘<strong>Aims:</strong> Wound care is the basic technique in patient care which has direct effects on treatment outcome. However, the Agriculture General Hospital (AGH), Vietnam, has never organized a continuing professional development (CPD) training program based on Vietnam’s Basic Nursing Competency Standards (VNBNCS) for their nurses. This study aimed to examine the knowledge, practice, and confidence level among nurses at the AGH after 12 months of implementing a VNBNCS-based wound care training program. <strong>Methodology: </strong>This descriptive and comparative study assessed the changes in knowledge, practice, and confidence scores of 43 nurses at five clinical departments before and 12 months after the training program (April 2018 to June 2019). Data were collected using a self-administrated knowledge questionnaire with 48 items, a 13-item confidence checklist, and a 16-item skills checklist. EpiData 3.1 and SPSS 18.0 were used to enter and analyze data, respectively. <strong>Results:</strong> The mean scores of knowledge (113.70 ± 14.75 vs. 129.7 ± 19.6), and practice (63.21 ± 19.99 vs. 132.07 ± 4.31) statistically significantly increased 12 months after training (<em>p</em> < 0.001). The mean score of confidence in performing wound care increased in all of the 13 aspects (<em>p</em> < 0.001). <strong>Conclusion:</strong> Nurses’ wound care-related knowledge, practice, and confidence have improved 12 months after training. This demonstrates the VNBNCS-based wound care training program developed by Viet Duc University Hospital is suitable for use in the AGH and has achieved its promising initial outcomes. This program should be duplicated in other health facilities.
文摘Background: Postoperative wound healing has been a problem which causes high mortality in the developing world;postoperative wound has been reported to cause devastating consequences and a measurable mortality. There is a limited number of published studies in Tanzania investigating Nursing practice on post-operative wound care in surgical wards at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. This study assesses nursing practice on postoperative wound care by nurses in surgical wards at Muhimbili National Hospital. Methods: A cross-sectional study of surgical nurses was carried out through the use of randomly selected surgical wards at Muhimbili National Hospital in Tanzania from September 2011 to July 2013. A multistage cluster sampling technique was used to obtain a suitable number of study participants. Data collection was done using a checklist from a convenient sample of 71 nurses in selected surgical wards. Results: The result indicates that a big number of the participants were female (76.5%) and those of the age group 25 to 34 years were 40.8%. Participants exceeding a half of the selected sample reported to have poor post-operative wound care practice (57.7%). In comparison, male participants scored higher, and had better practice than their female counterparts, however, there was no considerable difference in the scores (P = 0.803). During set-up and preparation phase, the washing of hands before starting and after the completion of procedure was taken into consideration by less than half of the participants (49.3%). All participants did not ensure the environment is clean and take into account the patient’s privacy through the use of screen or even closing the room. The report shows that nurses take into consideration putting on clean gloves during the removal of the old dressing (99%), the use of sterile gloves during wound dressing was taken into consideration by most of the nurses (63%). Good practice was noted in applying dressing solution as recommended (85%), dry sterile dressing was applied by (90%), arrangement and setting up of dressing forceps and other items that may be needed in order of their application using forceps (20%), usage of forceps to dip gauze into antiseptic solution (35%) and cleaning of the wound cleaning from least contaminated to most contaminated area was only adhered to by (34%). Post-operative counseling and giving to the patient not to temper with the wound was done by a representation of only 15% of nurses. All the nurses did not do the documentation of the changes observed on the wound nor did they report on the patients comfort and the date and time after the procedure wound changes, reported patient comfort, and recorded date or time after the procedure. Conclusion: Majority of the nurses in surgical wards do not follow the postoperative wound care checklist provided by MNH although they know its importance. Assessment of the wound and documentation continues to be a problem in the nursing profession in Tanzania. Nurses are reasonably knowledgeable about the principal of wound dressing;however, lack of knowledge on some of the key principles of wound dressing is worth noting. Almost half of the nurses do not wash hands before and after the procedures, they don’t use single gauze in one direction only, not cleaning from least contaminated to most contaminated area, which can lead to wound contamination.
文摘Natural Nanoskin Advance cell therapy (ACT) and Nanoskin ACT Soft have been established to be remarkably versatile biomaterials and can be used in a wide variety of applied scientific endeavors, especially for medical devices. In fact, the structure of Nanoskin materials can be adapted over length scales ranging from nano to macro by controlling the bio-fabrication process. The present paper describes Natural Nanoskin Advanced cell therapy (ACT) and Nanoskin ACT Soft production for wound care applications. ACT is produced from the bio-nanotechnology process. ACT is a highly hydrated pellicle with shaped fibers less than 2 nm wide. Nanoskin ACT Soft, like a paste, is designed to fill irregularities or recesses in the wound bed, and to absorb excess exudate from lesions by prolonging the used dressing's residence time and reducing the frequency of change.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant no.81602754)%Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals Clinical Medicine Development of Special Funding(code:ZYLX201601)%Project of Excellent Talents in Beijing City(code:2013A003034000013)
文摘We describe a 6-year-old female patient who developed carbamazepine-associated toxic epidermal necrolysis.With active wound care,systemic methylprednisolone and intravenous immunoglobulin pulse therapies and multidisciplinary supportive care,the patient improved significantly.This case indicates that improving the management of Stevens-Johnson syndrome/Toxic epidermal necrolysis patients requires attention not only to the process of wound management but also to individual supportive care and active therapeutic intervention.Only through this can standardized care,including muco-cutaneous and visceral wound care,be delivered to provide high-quality care with improved clinical prognosis and quality of life.
文摘目的通过仿真创伤全流程早期救治模拟演练分析我国县域医院创伤救治能力现状。方法2018年7月—2022年7月在全国40家县域医院举办了中国创伤救治培训基层版(China trauma training basic,CTCT?-B),培训包括仿真的创伤早期全流程救治模拟演练。本研究对演练中创伤院前急救、院前院内信息联动、院内早期评估与处置、院内救治模式和流程、影响救治结局因素等进行归纳统计分析。结果40家县域医院,其中二级医院29家,三级医院11家;院前急救模式:依托型32家,指挥型6家,独立型2家;院前急救能力方面:院前规范处置31家,不规范处置7家,不处置2家;院前院内信息联动方面:电话/微信24家,院前急救系统8家,中国创伤联盟紫云系统6家,无信息交互2家;院内交接和早期评估:能够按照创伤救治规范化培训要求进行评估和处置23家,不规范17家;创伤救治模式方面:以急诊科为主导的多学科会诊模式34家,创伤科主导的创伤救治模式4家,专科主导多学科会诊模式2家;实体创伤病房6家,急诊病房23家,无病房11家;40名模拟创伤患者16人死亡,其余存活,死亡原因为早期评估和处置不规范,输血流程不合理、创伤相关核心技术缺乏,有效运行的创伤多学科团队缺乏。结论县域创伤救治过程中存在创伤早期评估和核心技术不足、缺乏院内高效的多学科救治团队、创伤集中收治模式尚未普及等问题,亟须重视解决。
