Incision Care Tutorial Handout
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1. What is the definition of Incision Care?
2. When does incision care begin?
3. List 4 reasons for properly caring for an incision or a wound:
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D.
4. What is the oldest method used to close an incision?
5. How long does it usually take for absorbable sutures to be broken down in the body?
6. List two disadvantages of using surgical sutures:
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B.
7. Surgical staples:
A. What are they made of?
B. Where are they usually used?
C. Where are they NOT used?
D. When are they usually removed?
8. What is a “steri-strip”?
9. What is the newest type of incision closure?
A. Why are they a good choice for facial surgery and other cosmetic surgeries?
B. Why are they used to close lacerations or incisions in children?
10. What is the purpose of a dressing on an incision?
11. How are most dressings held in place?
12. What is Opsite?
13. Why might a surgeon insert a drainage device in the area of an incision?
14. List 5 areas of information about caring for an incision that patients should ask their
doctor:
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B.
C.
D.
E.
15. What type of physical activity should a patient with an incision avoid?
16. Why are patients asked to avoid aspirin for a week to 10 days after surgery?
17. Why are patients instructed to avoid the sun as their incision heals?
18. Why are those who have had facial surgery instructed to avoid cosmetic dreams and
make up?
19. What is the most common complication of surgical procedures?
20. What is wound dehiscence?