A Home Nurse Q&A

*BANDAGING & DRESSING
1. What are the different types of dressing?
-The first type is the prepared sterile dressing which is attached to a roller bandage. There is also a dressing called plastic skin which is a liquid sprayed to the wound.
2. When is a bandage used?
-Bandage, as the term suggests, is used to bind up wounds and other injuries. This also includes the control of bleeding.
3. Where are these bandages applied?
-Bandages are applied to the injured area like the chest, upper limb and foot.
4. How are bandages applied?
-First, let the patient settle in one place. Apply the bandage to the injured part firmly and securely. The most important thing to do, control the bleeding of the injury.
5. What are the different bandaging patterns?
-The different bandaging patterns are Simple Spiral, Figure Eight, Figure Eight Spiral,


*SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF ILLNESS
1. What is teh difference between signs and symptoms of illness?
-Signs are what a doctor can see while symptoms are what the patient feels or experiences.
2. When will doctors add the LMN to mnemonic?
-The Last, Movement and Notable Symptoms are added by the doctor if the patient experience chest pain.
3. Where will the doctor rely his or her diagnosis?
The doctor's diagnosis will be a 50-50 basis. This is why the patient should tell the truth in order for the doctor to see the signs properly.
4. How will the doctor confirm or deny his or her?
-A doctor will confirm or deny his or her suspicions through various orthopedic, laboratory or imaging tests.
5. What are some common symptoms that the patient experiences?
-Some common symptoms are abdominal pain, persistent fever and indigestion. These symptoms may indicate varying diseases that are immediately in need of the doctor's assistance.