Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Academic Term
Summer 2020
Document Type
Project
Course Number
NURS 6810
Course Name
Advanced Pathophysiology for the APN
Professor’s Name
John Chovan
Keywords
wound, healing, chronic wound, nursing
Subject Categories
Family Practice Nursing | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nursing
Abstract
The topic being presented is wound healing. Wound healing is a pathological process that occurs in three phases: inflammation, proliferation and new tissue formation, and remodeling and maturation. Several factors can affect wound healing such as nutrition status, increased age and health status. Wound healing is relevant to advanced practiced nursing because APNs participate in prevention, assessment, and treatment of wounds. The APN is responsible for teaching diabetic patients about the importance of proper nutrition. The APN must also be able to identify a hard-to-heal wound. And the APN must know how to prevent infection and induce healing in hard-to-heal wounds. These are just a few ways that APNs are involved in the wound healing process.
Recommended Citation
Schmitter, Emily, "Wound Healing" (2020). Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN). 404.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/stu_msn/404