Why the NHS needs to radically rethink chronic wound care Mark Greener details the burden of managing chronic and acute wounds in primary care Prevention of pressure ulcers in community care settings Linda Nazarko looks at how to identify and manage these increasingly common sores Assessment and management of chronic wounds Jacky Edwards outlines how to understand and treat wounds which won’t heal Managing non-complex burns Each year, approximately 130,000 people present at A&E with burns injuries, and 10,000 are admitted 1 comment Coping with chronic wounds Are chronic wounds commonly mismanaged? Mark Greener looks at the evidence Assessing and managing skin tears in older people Maintaining the integrity of aging skin can pose a challenge for healthcare professionals working with older people, says Annie Clothier. 2 comments Holistic assessment: the patient and wound Careful and accurate assessment of a wound and patient maximises wellbeing and healing. Amber Cornforth provides an overview. Assessing and dressing ulcers Lee Yarwood-Ross gives an overview of leg ulcers, the principles of assessment and dressing choice. 1 comment Managing pain during the removal of wound dressings Pain and trauma during dressing removal causes distress and delays healing. Maureen Benbow explains how nurses can help minimise pain Management of malodour in palliative wound care Georgina Gethin looks at the causes of wound malodour in palliative patients, and current management strategies
Why the NHS needs to radically rethink chronic wound care Mark Greener details the burden of managing chronic and acute wounds in primary care
Prevention of pressure ulcers in community care settings Linda Nazarko looks at how to identify and manage these increasingly common sores
Assessment and management of chronic wounds Jacky Edwards outlines how to understand and treat wounds which won’t heal
Managing non-complex burns Each year, approximately 130,000 people present at A&E with burns injuries, and 10,000 are admitted 1 comment
Coping with chronic wounds Are chronic wounds commonly mismanaged? Mark Greener looks at the evidence
Assessing and managing skin tears in older people Maintaining the integrity of aging skin can pose a challenge for healthcare professionals working with older people, says Annie Clothier. 2 comments
Holistic assessment: the patient and wound Careful and accurate assessment of a wound and patient maximises wellbeing and healing. Amber Cornforth provides an overview.
Assessing and dressing ulcers Lee Yarwood-Ross gives an overview of leg ulcers, the principles of assessment and dressing choice. 1 comment
Managing pain during the removal of wound dressings Pain and trauma during dressing removal causes distress and delays healing. Maureen Benbow explains how nurses can help minimise pain
Management of malodour in palliative wound care Georgina Gethin looks at the causes of wound malodour in palliative patients, and current management strategies