The principles of optimum wound management
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Nursing Standard

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The principles of optimum wound management

Mark Collier Nurse Consultant, Tissue Viability, Addenbrookes NHS Trust, Cambridge
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This article describes the process of wound healing and defines the principles of optimum wound management. It relates to UKCC Professional Development category: Care enhancement

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 process and the theories underpinning modern wound management techniques, in order to facilitate a rationalised choice of wound management materials.

Nursing Standard. 10, 43, 47-54. doi: 10.7748/ns.10.43.47.s56

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17 July 1996 / Vol 10 issue 43

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