Wound Care Skills Checklist

Wound Care Skills Checklist
Answer Key

1. No Experience 2. Requires Supervision 3. Proficient 4. Can Teach Others

Pressure Ulcer*

	1	2	3	4
Assessment - Ulcer Characteristics
Prevention - Risk Assessment Tool (Braden, Norton)

Pressure Ulcer Staging*

Pressure Ulcer Support Surfaces*

	1	2	3	4
Static Air
Alternating Air
Foam
Gel
Water
Combination
Low Airloss
Dynamic (Kinetic) Air
Air Fluidized
Continuous Lateral Rotation

Neuropathic (Diabetic Foot) Ulcer Treatment*

	1	2	3	4
Offloading
Serial Debridement
Prevention/Diabetic Teaching
Ulcer Assessment Characteristics

Venous Stasis Ulcer Treatment*

	1	2	3	4
Compression Therapy
Ulcer Assessment Characteristics
Skin Signs of Venous Stasis

Wound Care Treatment*

Colostomy*

	1	2	3	4
Loop w/Rod Stoma
End Stoma
Mucous Fistula
Double Barrel Stoma
Irrigation Procedure
Stoma Within Incision
Related Conditions/Surgeries
Abdominoperineal Resection
Rectal Cancer/Colon Cancer
Diverticulitis
Colitis/Crohn’s Disease
Pelvic Exenteration Anterior
Pelvic Exenteration Posterior

Ileostomy*

Ostomy Equipment*

	1	2	3	4
One-Piece/Two-Piece Appliance
Open End, Closed End, Clip or Velcro Closure for Pouches
Convex/Flexible Pouching Systems
Skin Barriers/Sealants
Barrier Pastes/Strips/Rings/Discs/Washers
Wound Pouches
Molding Kit for Custom Appliances
Irrigation Procedure
Single/Double Lumen Catheters for Culture
Reusable Ostomy Equipment
Measure for Ostomy Belts/Peristomal Hernia Support Belt

G/J Tubes*

	1	2	3	4
Anchoring Devices
Skin Protection for Leakage of Gastric Contents
Long Term Tubes/Skin Level Devices for Feeding
Procedures for Flushing/Treatment for Clogging

Other*

	1	2	3	4
IV Infiltration Wounds
Incision Care
Burns
Bariatric Patients
Self-Catheterization/Teaching
Indwelling Catheter Care
Medications
Bowel and Bladder Training Programs

Interpretation of Lab Results*

Age Specific*

Answer Key