Free ebook on nursing wound care, wound healing, assessment, cleaning, debridement, and selecting dressings safely.
Free ebook + audiobook content
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1. Introduction to Nursing
+ Exercise: Which of the following statements is true about Nursing, according to the text? 3 minutes
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2. Wound Concept
+ Exercise: What is the difference between acute and chronic wounds? 2 minutes
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3. Classification of Wounds
+ Exercise: Which of the following is NOT a way wounds are classified in nursing? 3 minutes
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3.1. Classification of Wounds: Definition of Wounds
+ Exercise: What is the difference between acute and chronic wounds? 3 minutes
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3.2. Classification of Wounds: Classification of Wounds by Origin
+ Exercise: Which of the following correctly describes the origin of different types of wounds? 3 minutes
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3.3. Classification of Wounds: Classification of Wounds by Depth
+ Exercise: How are wounds classified according to depth? 3 minutes
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3.4. Classification of Wounds: Classification of Wounds by Healing Time
+ Exercise: What is the importance of classifying wounds by healing time? 3 minutes
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3.5. Classification of Wounds: Classification of Wounds by Degree of Contamination
+ Exercise: What is the classification of wounds based on the degree of contamination and how are they defined? 3 minutes
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3.6. Classification of Wounds: Acute and Chronic Wounds
+ Exercise: What is the difference between acute and chronic wounds? 2 minutes
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3.7. Classification of Wounds: Clean, Contaminated, Infected Wounds
+ Exercise: How are wounds classified in nursing practice and what is the importance of this classification? 3 minutes
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3.8. Classification of Wounds: Superficial and Deep Wounds
+ Exercise: What is the difference between superficial and deep wounds and how are they treated? 2 minutes
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3.9. Classification of Wounds: Incised Wounds and Contusions
+ Exercise: What is the main difference between incised wounds and bruises? 2 minutes
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3.10. Classification of Wounds: Pressure Wounds: Stages and Treatment
+ Exercise: What is the classification of pressure sores and what are the appropriate treatments for each stage? 3 minutes
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3.11. Classification of Wounds: Diabetic Wounds: Classification and Treatment
+ Exercise: What is the role of nursing in the management of diabetic wounds and how are wounds classified? 4 minutes
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3.12. Classification of Wounds: Oncological Wounds: Classification and Treatment
+ Exercise: What is the classification of oncological wounds? 3 minutes
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3.13. Classification of Wounds: Vasculogenic Wounds: Classification and Treatment
+ Exercise: What is the main difference between venous and arterial ulcers in terms of location and pain? 3 minutes
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4. Physiology of Healing
+ Exercise: What is the correct sequence of phases in the wound healing process? 3 minutes
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4.1. Physiology of Healing: Phases of Healing
+ Exercise: What is the order of the phases of the healing process and what are its main characteristics? 3 minutes
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4.2. Physiology of Healing: Types of Healing
+ Exercise: Which of the following statements about healing is correct? 3 minutes
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4.3. Physiology of Healing: Primary and Secondary Healing
+ Exercise: What is the main difference between primary healing and secondary healing? 3 minutes
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4.4. Physiology of Wound Healing: Factors Influencing Wound Healing
+ Exercise: What are some factors that can influence wound healing? 2 minutes
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4.5. Physiology of Healing: Complications of Healing
+ Exercise: What are some of the complications that can occur during the wound healing process? 2 minutes
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4.6. Physiology of Healing: Healing in Diabetics
+ Exercise: What are the three main stages of normal wound healing and how can diabetes affect this process? 2 minutes
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4.7. Physiology of Healing: Healing in the Elderly
+ Exercise: What are the three phases of the wound healing process and how might they be affected in the elderly population? 2 minutes
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4.8. Physiology of Healing: Nutrition and Healing
+ Exercise: What are the three main stages of wound healing and what is the role of nutrition in this process? 3 minutes
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4.9. Physiology of Wound Healing: Wound Healing and Infection
+ Exercise: What are the three main phases of the healing process as described in Physiology of Healing? 3 minutes
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4.10. Physiology of Wound Healing: Care for Wound Healing
+ Exercise: Which of the following statements is true about the healing process? 3 minutes
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5. Factors Influencing Healing
+ Exercise: What are the top five factors that influence wound healing? 3 minutes
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6. Wound Assessment
+ Exercise: How important is the correct assessment of a wound in nursing practice? 3 minutes
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7. Wound Documentation and Records
+ Exercise: What is the importance of documentation and wound records in nursing care? 3 minutes
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8. Principles of Wound Care
+ Exercise: What is the first step in treating any wound in nursing practice? 3 minutes
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9. Cleaning the Wounds
+ Exercise: What is the importance of cleaning wounds in nursing care? 3 minutes
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10. Wound Debridement
+ Exercise: Which of the following is true about wound debridement? 3 minutes
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11. Types of Dressings
+ Exercise: What is the main function of hydrogel dressings in the treatment of wounds? 4 minutes
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12. Materials and Equipment for Dressings
+ Exercise: What are the main materials and equipment used to apply dressings to patients with wounds? 3 minutes
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13. Dressing Techniques
+ Exercise: What is the role of different types of dressings in nursing practice? 4 minutes
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14. Dressings for Infected Wounds
+ Exercise: What is the first step in treating an infected wound and why is it important? 3 minutes
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15. Dressings for Non-Infected Wounds
+ Exercise: What is the correct sequence of procedures to treat an uninfected wound? 3 minutes
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16. Dressings for Burns
+ Exercise: How important is the correct application of dressings in the treatment of burns and what are the types of dressings commonly used? 3 minutes
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17. Dressings for Pressure Ulcers
+ Exercise: Which of the following dressings is most suitable for treating pressure ulcers that are infected or at high risk of infection? 3 minutes
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18. Dressings for Surgical Wounds
+ Exercise: Which of the following dressings is best suited for wounds that exude heavily? 3 minutes
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19. Prevention of Wound Infections
+ Exercise: Which of the following statements is true about preventing wound infections? 2 minutes
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20. Antibiotics and Wounds
+ Exercise: What is the role of antibiotics in wound care, according to the text? 3 minutes
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21. Pain and Comfort in Wounds
+ Exercise: Which of the following statements is true about pain management in patients with wounds? 3 minutes
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22. Nutrition and Wound Healing
+ Exercise: What is the role of nutrition in wound healing? 3 minutes
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23. Skin Care Around the Wound
+ Exercise: How important is periwound skin care in healing a wound? 3 minutes
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24. Ethics and Legality in Wound Care
+ Exercise: Which of the following ethical principles in wound care mean that patients have the right to make informed decisions about their own care? 3 minutes
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25. New Technologies in Wound Care
+ Exercise: What are some of the new technologies used in wound care? 3 minutes
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26. Wounds in diabetic patients
+ Exercise: What is one of the most important aspects of treating wounds in diabetic patients? 3 minutes
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27. Wounds in elderly patients
+ Exercise: What is the importance of nutrition in preventing wounds in elderly patients? 3 minutes
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28. Wounds in pediatric patients
+ Exercise: What is the correct approach to treating wounds in pediatric patients, according to the text? 3 minutes
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29. Wounds in cancer patients
+ Exercise: What is the main objective in the treatment of wounds in cancer patients? 3 minutes
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30. Wounds in patients with rare diseases
+ Exercise: What approach is needed to treat wounds in patients with rare diseases? 3 minutes
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31. Wounds in patients with autoimmune diseases
+ Exercise: What is the role of nursing professionals in wound management in patients with autoimmune diseases? 3 minutes
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32. Wounds in patients with infectious diseases
+ Exercise: Which of the following statements is true about treating wounds in patients with infectious diseases? 3 minutes
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33. Wounds in patients with neurological diseases
+ Exercise: What is the role of nursing in the care of patients with neurological diseases who have wounds? 3 minutes
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34. Wounds in patients with cardiovascular diseases
+ Exercise: What are the impacts of cardiovascular disease on wound healing? 3 minutes
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35. Wounds in patients with respiratory diseases
+ Exercise: What is the role of nursing in the treatment of wounds in patients with respiratory diseases? 3 minutes
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36. Wounds in patients with kidney diseases
+ Exercise: What is the impact of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) on wound healing? 3 minutes
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37. Wounds in patients with liver disease
+ Exercise: What is the impact of liver disease on the wound healing process and what strategies can nurses use to assist in this process? 3 minutes
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38. Wounds in patients with gastrointestinal diseases
+ Exercise: What is the correct approach to treating wounds in patients with gastrointestinal disease? 3 minutes
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39. Wounds in patients with endocrine diseases
+ Exercise: What are the effects of endocrine disorders on wound healing? 2 minutes
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40. Wounds in patients with hematological diseases
+ Exercise: What is the critical first step in wound care in patients with haematological diseases? 2 minutes
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41. Wounds in patients with musculoskeletal diseases
+ Exercise: What are the steps for treating wounds in patients with musculoskeletal disorders? 3 minutes
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42. Wounds in patients with dermatological diseases
+ Exercise: What is the first step in treating wounds in patients with dermatological diseases? 2 minutes
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43. Wounds in patients with psychiatric illnesses
+ Exercise: What approach is needed to effectively care for wounds in patients with psychiatric illnesses? 3 minutes
About the free ebook with audio
Complete Nursing Workbook: How to Treat Wounds and Dressings
This free nursing ebook provides a structured, practice-focused introduction to wound assessment, healing, care planning, and dressing selection. It supports nursing learners and healthcare professionals who need to recognize wound characteristics, document findings clearly, and apply safe principles of wound management.
Build sound wound-care knowledge
Learn how wounds are described and classified by origin, depth, contamination, healing time, and clinical presentation. The ebook explains acute and chronic wounds, pressure injuries, diabetic wounds, oncological wounds, vascular wounds, incisions, contusions, and burns in a clear clinical context.
Connect assessment to treatment decisions
Explore the physiology of healing, including healing phases, primary and secondary intention, complications, and factors that can delay recovery. Special attention is given to infection, nutrition, age, diabetes, pain, skin protection, and the needs of people with complex health conditions.
Develop practical dressing skills
The workbook covers wound assessment, documentation, cleaning, debridement, dressing materials, dressing techniques, and care for infected and non-infected wounds. It also addresses infection prevention, antibiotics, patient comfort, ethics, legal responsibilities, and emerging wound-care technologies.
For safe clinical learning
Use this ebook to strengthen clinical reasoning and prepare for supervised practice. Wound assessment and treatment must follow local protocols, scope-of-practice requirements, and guidance from qualified healthcare professionals.
What factors can delay wound healing?
Infection, poor nutrition, diabetes, impaired circulation, pressure, age, and some medicines can slow healing.
How are wounds classified in nursing care?
Wounds may be classified by cause, depth, contamination, duration, tissue involvement, and healing pattern.
What should be documented during a wound assessment?
Document location, size, depth, tissue, exudate, odor, wound edges, surrounding skin, pain, and treatment provided.
This ebook/audiobook includes:
3 hours and 30 minutes of audio content
Digital certificate of course completion (Free)
Exercises to train your knowledge
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