Title: Assist with wound care.
Course: Patient Care Technician (14051-III) > Section: Preventing Medical Complications

Assistance should include

- observation of the wound
  - sight
  - smell
  - palpation for appearance, drainage, and pain
- reporting to the nurse.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is serosanguinous drainage?
- Who should receive the report of drainage from a wound?
- How does one measure the drainage on a dressing?
- What should a PCT document?