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Measures to Manage and Prevent Ingrown Toenail Development-3

Patient/caregiver was educated on measures to manage and prevent ingrown toenail as follows: Diabetics and individuals with history of ingrown toenails must watch their feet closely every day for any cuts, wounds, sores, and abnormally growing toenails. Look closely for signs and symptoms of inflammation, especially along the tip of toes. Report any wounds and toe findings of acute pain or tenderness, swelling, and/or foul-smelling drainage to your physician and seek an early intervention. Clean [...]

Measures to Manage and Prevent Ingrown Toenail Development-2

Patient/caregiver was educated on measures to manage and prevent ingrown toenail as follows: While taking care of toenails, trim the toenails straight across the top, without digging into the sides. Trim your toenails, just to be sure that they are even with the tip of your toes. Do not try to cut your toenails too short, by digging close to the flesh of your toes. This can increase the risk for ingrowing of toenails. Do [...]

Measures to Manage and Prevent Ingrown Toenail Development-1

Patient/caregiver was educated on measures to manage and prevent ingrown toenail as follows: Avoid wearing shoes with too big heels and narrow toe boxes. This can provide better arch support and avoid undue pressure and compression of toes, thus helping to prevent injury and ingrowing of toenail. Always wear properly fitting shoes, with appropriate room in the toe box, to accommodate all the toes without any crowding. Maintain 3 – 4 pairs of shoes, which [...]

Signs and Symptoms of Ingrown Toenail

Patient/caregiver was educated on signs and symptoms of ingrown toenail as follows: Ingrown toenail is a condition in which the sharp edge or side of an improperly grown or inappropriately cut or trimmed toenail grows into the soft flesh of the toe. The sharp nail growing into the flesh on the edge of the toe can exert pressure on the toe edge, thus injuring the toe. This can lead to inflammatory changes of the toe [...]

Nurse Teaching on Causes and Risk Factors for Toenail Development-3

Patient/caregiver was educated on causes and risk factors of ingrown toenail development as follows: Excessive sweating of feet: Individuals who keep their feet completely covered all the time, without any exposure to fresh air, can present with moist feet due to sweating. Moisture is a happy medium for fungal growth and so, lead to multiple fungal infections of feet and toenails. Toenail damage from repeated fungal infections can result in abnormally growing toenails, which can [...]