Wednesday's Assignment

Bathing/Showering 
 Remove any pressure garments before bathing. If the dressings stick to your skin, soak them off in the water. •
 Test the temperature of the water with an unburned area of skin before you get in. Remember that your skin may be more sensitive than usual to hot or cold temperatures. •
Do a short exercise routine whilst bathing. •
 Use non- perfumed soap (such as Pure Velvet, Simple Soap, Dermaveen, QV). •
Wash gently but firmly with a wash cloth. This will help to clean off any crusts, scabs or loose skin. Dry gently with a clean towel.
Itching

Wednesday's Assignment

Nurses play a big part in healthcare in Ontario. Sometimes they have to read things to you. And sometimes they get you to read.

Are nurses regulated in our province, and if so, by whom? What other professions are regulated? Google and discuss with a partner.

What makes this cartoon so funny?

Here are your tasks:
1. Make comments on your classmates' assignments on Monday and Tuesday, including Version 1.0 and Version 2.0 on the following for each:
a. What went well: was the meaning clear? was the pronunciation clear? how was the self-correction?
b. What could be improved: was the meaning clear? was the pronunciation clear? how was the self-correction?

2. Role play: Nurses and poor handwriting

3. A nurse hands you this burns outpatient resource. Do the following;

1. Find (Ctrl-F) the number of times itch, itching, itchy, or itchiness appears.
2. Write down 2 do’s and 2 don’ts when feeling itchy.
3. State in your own words 5 steps for bathing.
4. Write down 3 rules regarding diet.

This is a common problem and especially frustrating when it disturbs sleep. It affects both the healing burn wound and donor sites
To reduce this problem – • Wash your skin daily with warm water only, as soap may dry the skin and hot water will wash away body oils. • If you are wearing pressure garments make sure you are wearing them as instructed and rinsing all the soap out of them after washing. Keep wearing your garments, as the pressure may help with the itching. • Do Not Scratch as this will not relieve the itching. Scratching causes blisters and raw areas over the healing skin. • Press a chilled, damp cloth (over the garments) on to the itchy area to reduce the redness. • Massage moisturiser (Dermaveen or Sorbolene) into the healing skin to prevent dryness and flaking. Dermaveen has colloidal oatmeal which helps to reduce itching.
 Diet 
 If your weight is within or above the healthy weight range for your height: *Have 3 meals each day. Extra snacks may not be needed, as your nutritional needs are not the same as at the time of your injury. *If you are overweight, do not indulge in extra sweet and fatty foods (eg. Soft drinks, cordial, sugar, sweets, chocolate, fried food, excessive, butter/margarine/cream). Milkshakes and thickshakes should be avoided. 2. If you have lost weight during the treatment for your burn and are now below your healthy weight range for your height: *You will need to follow a high energy/high protein diet. The best way to do this is follow a healthy eating pattern based on healthy food pyramid and add in extra high energy and high protein food choices. *The two food groups, which are higher in protein and energy, are: Meat/Fish/Chicken/Eggs Try to include one item from this group at each meal. For example, eggs at breakfast, ham in a sandwich at lunch and chicken at dinner. Milk and Milk Products Milkshakes can be made from a variety of ingredients (eg. Milk, ice cream, milk powder, flavourings, malts, yoghurt, fruit, honey, etc) Include ice cream, custard or yoghurt each day. Added grated cheese to sauces, soups, vegetables, potatoes, baked beans and scrambled eggs.