Uncle has a wound on his lower leg for about a year. He has diabetes and is being treated in a small community hospital by the same nurse most days. He has MRSA. He is now receiving Vac Therapy, so a suction pump is applied over the wound.
I watched it being dressed yesterday.
The nurse put a plastic apron on and gloves. There was no cover on the bed. It was fabric. Liquid seeps out of his dressings a lot. (Next person to touch it now susceptible to MRSA?). The nurse goes to and fro opening cupboard doors etc, then dumped the cloves - onto the uncovered table - and uses bare hands as the plastic on the bandages sticks to the gloves. She poured two sachets of a pink liquid on his wound and then dabbed it with tissue. But the entire area needs to be thoroughly cleaned I think. The wound itself is about 3 inches long, but the 5 inches either side are red raw from damp dressings (imo) all around the leg.
I'm sorry I'm not being very clear. Should I say anything? This nurse is his only support really, I live far away. I feel if I could get him to stay with me and clean/dress it myself it would clear up faster but I'm in no way a professional! AIBU?