Right hip surgery, Robin Hood (patient identifies as gender

Right hip surgery

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Robin Hood (patient identifies as gender 'male') is a patient on your unit following right hip surgery 10 days ago. He slipped and fell on the ice and had his right hip fracture surgically repaired. His surgical wound became infected and currently requires aseptic wound packing and irrigation. The wound measures 13cm long X 7cm wide and is 3cm deep. Wound edges are not well approximated. Wound bed is pink with granulated tissue noted over 100% of the area. The MD orders are as follows: Action: Irrigate right hip wound with 0.9% Sodium Chloride. Pack wound with 0.9% Sodium Chloride soaked 1/2 inch-wide plain packing strip once a day and PRN. The time is 1100 and you have just completed your wound care assessment, irrigation and packing of Mr. Hood's right hip wound. He stated he had "1/10" pain prior to your starting your procedure and did not require analgesics. You have completed and will document your full REEDA/TACO assessment (you may make up details for a full assessment data). Old dressing: No shadowing noted on Mefix securement. Yesterday's date and time of 1100am. You removed 20cm of 1/2" wide packing strip, 100% saturated (complete rest of TACO) First 4X4.

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