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The principles of optimum wound management

17 July 1996

Nursing Standard

RCN Continuing education

AIM and intended learning outcomes The aim of this article is to develop the nurse's knowledge of the normal anatomy of the human skin, the natural wound healing...

Leg ulceration: a review of causes and treatment

24 April 1996

Nursing Standard

Tissue viability

Studies in both the United Kingdom and Europe have indicated that approximately 1 per cent of the population will develop a leg ulcer during their life span (Morison...

Assessing a wound

31 August 1994

Nursing Standard

General article

The aim of this Learning Unit is to develop your knowledge of wound assessment, and to increase your understanding of the rationale for effective planning,...

Wound bed preparation: theory to practice

21 May 2003

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article provides an overview of and rationale for wound bed preparation. It seeks to increase nurses’ knowledge and understanding of the roles of the main cells...

Management of patients with fungating wounds

29 November 2000

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

In the absence of much literature about fungating wounds, Mark Collier presents a thought-provoking case history and describes the principles underpinning the...

The use of advanced biological and tissue-engineered wound products

25 October 2006

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article aims to reintroduce readers to biologically based and tissue-engineered wound management products. Indications for their use in clinical practice are...

Assessing a wound

03 February 1993

Nursing Standard

RCN nursing update

The aim of this Learning Unit is to develop your knowledge of wound assessment, and to increase your understanding of the rationale for effective planning,...

The development of a nurse-led complex wound clinic

01 April 2005

Nursing Standard

Tissue viability supplement

This article describes the development of a nurse-led complex wound clinic in Lincolnshire in April 2003, and describes one patient’s experience of the service. It...

Pain and tissue trauma during dressing change

21 June 2000

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Background Preventing patient pain and tissue trauma to the wound and surrounding skin are key considerations for nurses at the time of dressing changes. Mark...

The development of a nurse-led complex wound clinic

20 April 2005

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article describes the development of a nurse-led complex wound clinic in Lincolnshire in April 2003, and describes one patient’s experience of the service. It...