Major principles for wound dressing. 1  Use Standard Precautions at all times.  When using a swab or gauze to cleanse a wound, work from the clean area out toward the dirtier area. (Example: When cleaning a surgical incision, start over the incision line, and swab downward from top to bottom).
Definition of Assertion When someone makes a statement investing his strong belief in it, as if it is true, though it may not be, he is making an assertion. Assertion is a stylistic approach or technique involving a strong declaration, a forceful or confident and positive statement regarding a belief or a fact. Often, it is without proof or any support. Its purpose is to express ideas or feelings directly, for instance, âI have put my every effort to complete this task today.â
Meaning: A declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) Classified under: Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents. Synonyms: assertion; asseveration; averment. Hypernyms (assertion is a kind of...): declaration (a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of assertion): claim (an assertion of a right (as to money or property)) claim (an assertion that something is true or factual) accusation; charge (an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence)