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
assertion (plural assertions) 1  The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced. You're a man of strong assertions! 2  A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence. That's just a bare assertion. Maintenance; vindication the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives. (computing) A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.