ABSTRACT
Objective To summarize key points of nursing the patients with hot-press injury in hands treated with artificial dermis.Method The nursing measures by summary included preoperative psychological counseling,raising the affected limbs in case of edema,keeping wounds clean,keeping the affected limbs immobilized,instructing them in functional exercise.Results All 10 cases were cured.Excellent results were obtained in hand function and shape.Conclusions Preoperative mental care can improve the patients’confidence and make them cooperative positively in treatment and postoperative rehabilitative exercises. Postoperative close observation of the disease conditions and good care to the wounds together with right instruction in hand function exercises are critical for the recovery of hand function.