Annesley, Sarah (2019) Current thinking on caring for patients with a wound: a practical approach. British Journal of Nursing, 28 (5). pp. 290-294. ISSN 0966-0461
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Abstract
Wound care is increasingly nurse led. This article describes the types and causes of wounds, the six domains needed for systematic wound assessment and the principles nurses can apply to ensure evidence-based wound care. The author argues for the importance of a patient-focused approach in the care of people with chronic and acute wounds. It highlights, when specialist referral may be needed and presents a case study explaining the difficulties of managing a patient with a wound at the end of life. Nurses care for people with wounds in a broad range of clinical settings and it is a real challenge to provide optimum patient outcome (wound healing) and a positive patient experience.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Wound care, Nurse-led care, Evidence-based practice |
| Subjects: | B700 Nursing |
| Department: | Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Nursing, Midwifery and Health |
| Depositing User: | Elena Carlaw |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Apr 2019 15:02 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Jul 2021 12:33 |
| URI: | http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/38837 |
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