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346 Nurse to Nurse<br />

9 O’ Clock<br />

Right side<br />

Long axis<br />

12 O’ Clock<br />

6 O’ Clock<br />

Horizontal axis<br />

3 O’ Clock<br />

Left side<br />

Figure 10–1 <strong>Wound</strong> Size. (Adapted with permission from<br />

Baranoski S, Ayello E. <strong>Wound</strong> <strong>Care</strong> Essentials Practice Principles.<br />

Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2004.)<br />

— Describe the overall wound shape: oval, elliptical, or<br />

irregular<br />

— <strong>Wound</strong> length in centimeters with length according to<br />

patient head to foot location<br />

— <strong>Wound</strong> width in centimeters with width according to<br />

patient arm to arm location<br />

— <strong>Wound</strong> depth (may vary throughout the wound) in<br />

centimeters

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