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How to help wounds heal - RNweb |
 | | To promote optimal wound healing, you'll need to understand the link between nutrition and tissue repair, recognize when a patient is malnourished, and inform the rest of the healthcare team of any changes in the patient's nutritional status. |
 | | Determine how well your patient is tolerating the feeding by assessing for bowel sounds, flatus, stools, residuals, and discomfort from distention, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. |
 | | It is necessary for the early inflammatory phase of wound healing, for wound debridement, and for scar tissue strengthening. |
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