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Hydrocolloid dressings

01 March 1995

Elderly Care

Nursing practice wound care

A number of hydrocolloid dressings are now avail- able in the UK, for example, 0 Biofilm™ (Clinimed), Comfeel™ (Coloplast), Granuflex™ (Con- vatec) and Tegasorb™...

New TVS Chair promises more support for members

02 November 1994

Nursing Standard

TVS comment

I am honoured to have been elected to the Chair of the Tissue Viability Society at the AGM in Cardiff during the 23rd conference. My background in both nursing and...

Leg ulcer treatments: a critical review (part 1)

28 September 1994

Nursing Standard

Clinical leg ulcers

This article focuses on wound debridement and cleansing, bandaging and hosiery.

Leg ulcer treatments: a critical review (Part 2)

05 October 1994

Nursing Standard

Clinical leg ulcers

This article and Part 1 (which appeared in last week’s Nursing Standard) are drawn from the author’s acclaimed Department of Health sponsored critical review of the...

The case for pressure sore and leg ulcer management

31 January 1996

Nursing Standard

Arts & science

Pressure sores are caused by illness and immobility and are common in elderly people and those with spinal injuries. A survey carried out in seven general hospitals...

The prevention and treatment of pressure sores

20 March 1996

Nursing Standard

Reports

Research questions The review sought to answer two questions:

Nursing assessment of patients with leg ulcers

01 May 1995

Primary Health Care

Leg ulcers

■ Accurate assessment of the patient with leg ulceration is vital ■ Patients with significant arterial disease must be identified ■ Checking for foot pulses is...

Evidence-based nursing: an introduction

02 April 1997

Nursing Standard

Reports: evidence-based nursing

The Art & Science section of Nursing Standard this week is devoted to encouraging nurses to use evidence in their practice. As well as publishing some of the papers...

Use of compression stockings

17 April 1996

Nursing Standard

Reports

Research question The review seeks to answer the question: ‘Is the use of graduated compression stockings effective in the prevention of post-operative DVT?'

Nurses are not resistant to using research

29 March 2000

Nursing Standard

Letter

We feel the article 'Nurses resist using research' (News March 1)failed to communicate the spirit of the paper presented, and the title grossly misrepresented the...