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. 2020 Jul 6;44(11):3607–3615. doi: 10.1007/s00268-020-05669-x

Table 6.

Scoring criteria for surgical dressing

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Examiner name:
Total score:
Item Scoring criteria SS AS
Patient preparation Understand the situation of the part to be changed and can evaluate the conditions that may occur during the operation (oral expression) 0.5
Inform the patient about the purpose of dressing change and the conditions that may occur during the process (oral expression) 0.5
Take appropriate posture of patients and protect the privacy of patients (oral expression) 0.5
Proper analgesia for complex wounds or when patients feel pain (oral expression) 0.5
Operator preparation Understand the patient's wound condition and assist the patient in placing the appropriate position (oral expression) 0.5
Choose a suitable dressing location, emphasize environmental sanitation, do not clean the dressing room half an hour before dressing change (oral expression) 0.5
Aseptic preparation by the operator: clothes mask, hat, hand washing, etc. 1
Material preparation 1. Material: dressing bowl, plier, scissors, iodine volts or disinfectant alcohol, sterile cotton ball, dressing, tape, sterile gloves 1.5
2. Others: drainage material, probe, syringe, turpentine or gasoline, cotton swab, bandage, etc. 0.5
Wound exposure 1. Uncover the outer dressing by hand and place it in the dressing plate 0.5
2. Gently peel the inner dressing with plier 0.5
3. If the wound adheres to the dressing, moisten it with saline and then uncover it 0.5
Wound observation 1. Secretion traits 0.5
2. Observe the wound: redness, bleeding, suppuration, etc. 0.5
3. Observe the characteristics of skin, mucous membrane, and granulation tissue 0.5
Wound disinfection 1. One plier is used to touch the wound, and the other is used to touch the sterile dressing. The two cannot be in direct contact 3
2. Hold the disinfecting cotton ball with the plier that touch wound and disinfect the wound three times from the inside-out 3
Wound coverage 1. Covering at least 8 layers of dressing; the edge of the dressing is more than 3 cm from the wound 1
2. The direction of the tape is perpendicular to the long axis of the dressing. No tension 1
Overall evaluation 1.Proficient in operating 1
2.Gentle operation 1
3. Aseptic consciousness 1

SS: standard score; AS: actual score