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Wound Care: The Basics. Suzann Williams-Rosenthal, RN, MSN, WOC, GNP Norma Branham, RN, MSN, WOC, GNP. University of Virginia May, 2010. What Type of Wound is it? How long has it been there? Acute-generally heal in a couple weeks, but can. become chronic: Surgical. Trauma. Chronic-do not heal by normal repair process-takes. weeks to months:
1) To understand the etiology and treatment of common wound in primary care 2) Early recognition and prevention of pressure injuries 3) Able to understand and treat common outpatient wound care issues 4) To be able to recognize the resources in the systems
17 sty 2023 · Wound Management. An essential guide to wound care for nurses and healthcare professionals. This manual includes chapters on wound assessments, tissue types, wound dressings, pressure injury staging, cleansing and debridement, and more.
Wound Management. What are we trying to achieve? ‘Maintaining a controlled set of local conditions that is able to sustain the complex cellular activity occurring in wound healing should be the primary aim of wound management’. (Flanagan, 2000) Wound Bed Preparation.
The Wound Care Pathway was developed with feedback and input from over 2200 health care professionals working in the field of wound care. It offers a unique, evidence-based approach to managing chronic wounds.
The Wound Care Pathway was formally ratified by 96 wound care specialists and non-specialists and provides practical, evidence-based guidance on how to assess, treat and monitor wound care patients, and create an optimal healing environment that leads to fewer days with wounds.
Performing a thorough wound assessment is the first step in developing a comprehensive plan of care that includes correction of etiological factors, systemic support, and evidence-based topical therapy and management (Krapfl & Peirce, 2016).
