What are the nursing methods for preventing bedsores? Bedsores (also known as pressure sores or pressure ulcers) are caused by prolonged pressure on local tissues, leading to persistent ischemia, hypoxia, and malnutrition, which in turn cause tissue necrosis. Bedsores can be very harmful and may lead to serious complications if not prevented in time. Below, Director Zhao Jianlin of the Shanxi Taiyuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Bedsore Hospital will introduce the nursing methods for preventing bedsores.
**What are the nursing methods for preventing bedsores?**
Preventing bedsores mainly involves eliminating the causes. Family caregivers must adhere to the "six diligences": diligent observation, frequent turning over, regular cleaning, tidying up, changing bedding, and massaging. Specifically:
1. The bed should be soft, flat, and wrinkle-free. The bedding should be frequently sun-dried to maintain cleanliness and dryness. For patients with incontinence, it is especially important to keep the skin and bedding dry, and promptly change the urine pads. When using a bedpan, assist the patient in lifting their hips to prevent skin abrasions.
2. Change the position of bedridden patients as often as possible, helping them turn over. Generally, they should be turned every 2-3 hours; if necessary, every hour, but no longer than 4 hours. Movements during turning should be gentle to avoid pushing, dragging, or pulling, which could injure the skin. Place soft cushions or cotton rings under bony prominences.
3. Regularly bathe or wash the back with warm water to keep the patient's skin clean and promote blood circulation.
4. Promote blood circulation and enhance skin resistance. Use hot water or dip your hands in 50% alcohol or red flower oil to perform circular massages from bottom to top or inside out on areas prone to bedsores. Start from the top, applying light pressure at first, then gradually increasing it before decreasing again. Each massage session lasts 3-5 minutes. Be careful not to injure the skin.
5. Actively treat the underlying disease, increase nutrition, and supplement protein and vitamins to improve overall health, gain weight, and enhance skin resistance.
6. Apply Vaseline to areas prone to bedsores to form a closed oil film, which helps alleviate vertical pressure and reduces skin friction.
7. Use water pads or air mattresses when necessary.
8. Encourage more physical activity whenever possible. Elderly people who can move should avoid lying down excessively. Those who cannot move independently should engage in moderate activities with assistance. Patients confined to bed due to illness should get out of bed as soon as their condition allows.
**What are the nursing methods for preventing bedsores?** There are many methods and means to prevent and treat bedsores. We believe that as long as we pay attention to skin care and have a correct and comprehensive understanding of it, and provide meticulous care to long-term bedridden patients, it is entirely possible to prevent bedsores. If you have any questions about preventing bedsores, please consult the experts at the Shanxi Taiyuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Bedsore Hospital. We hope that bedsore patients recover soon!
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