Wound Care
There are three skilled nursing services associated with wound care. These services may be provided separately or in conjunction with each other. The three services include:
- Performing actual hands-on care to the wound – wounds must require complex wound care
- Teaching the caregiver and/or patient how to care for the wound
- Assessing the wound when medically necessary
- Wound should be significant enough to have risks of complications
- Other functional limitations/disease processes/co-morbidities may increase risk of complications, like diabetes, peripheral vascular disease and immobility.
Documentation of Wounds and Care
Home Health Wound Care Flow Sheet
Posted: 09.27.11