LESSON ASSIGNMENT Paragraphs 4-1 through 4-14.

TASKS TAUGHT 081-833-0010, Change a Sterile Dressing.

081-833-0012, Perform a Wound Irrigation.

081-833-0023, Prepare an Area for Operative Treatment.

LESSON OBJECTIVES After completing this lesson, you should be able to:

4-1. Identify the purposes of the sterile dressing.

4-2. Determine when a dressing may be changed or reinforced.

4-3. Identify the common types of dressings, bandages, and tapes.

4-4. Identify the steps for changing a sterile dressing.

4-5. Identify the procedures for cleaning a linear wound and a circular wound.

4-6. Identify the procedures for irrigating a wound.

4-7. Identify the procedures for preparing a wound for operative treatment.

SUGGESTION After completing the assignment, complete the exercises at the end of this lesson. These exercises will help you achieve the lesson objectives.