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Protein is made from amino acids, which can be made by the body or consumed through food.
Perform nutrition screening upon admission using the two validated nutritional screening options: Mini Nutritional Screening Form (MNA)1; Malnutrtion Screening Tool (MST).2.
Prior to weighing a patient, check the scales for accuracy. Take the patient to a private weighing area or take a bed scale to patient’s room..
Cells and enzymes function best at normal body temperature. A temperature drop (cooling) of 2° C is sufficient to affect the biological and healing process of a wound..
90% water in a gel base. Useful for adding moisture to the wound bed, softening/debriding necrotic tissue and for maintaining a moist wound bed..
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Mini Nutrition Assessment MNA® (MNA®-SF) .
'Wound care has been more than a healthcare discipline…It's what I do and who I am'
A total of 11 patients (six women, five men) were assessed over a 12-week period. Of these, six patients completed the 12-week assessment; three patients were lost to follow-up and two patients...
Due to the natural flora of microbes which live on the skin, the majority of wounds will naturally become colonised with microorganisms. However, when these microbes migrate deeper into the wound bed...
