Impaired Tissue Integrity | 合法醫療器材資訊網

2019年3月20日—Determineetiology(e.g.,acuteorchronicwound,burn,dermatologicallesion,pressureulcer,legulcer).Priorassessmentofwoundetiologyis ...

You can use this guide to help you develop your nursing care plan[1] and nursing interventions for impaired tissue integrity. 

What constitutes our body’s protection against external threats? Yes, it’s the integumentary system[2], specifically, our skin, cornea, subcutaneous tissues, and mucous membranes are our first line of defense against threats from the external environment. In a normal setting, these defenses are adequate to defend the body from any threats, however, there are factors that may cause impairment or a break in this line of defense causing impairment of tissue integrity.

The most common cause includes physical trauma (e.g., car accident, sports injury, cuts, blunt trauma, etc.,). Other causes can be related to thermal factors (e.g., burns[3], frostbites), or chemical injury (e.g., adverse reactions to drugs), infection, nutritional imbalances, fluid imbalances, and altered circulation (e.g., pressure ulcers).

A break in tissue...