Wound Care Nursing

Pressure ulcer risk assessment

Early detection and preventive action are vital to reduce avoidable pressure ulcers

Using the 30º tilt to reduce pressure ulcers

There is confusion over methods and frequency of repositioning needed to prevent pressure ulcers, so this study compared a specific schedule with usual care

Antibiotics and antiseptics for venous leg ulcers

This review investigated whether antibiotics and antiseptics were more effective than usual care for healing venous leg ulcers and, if so, which antibiotic and antiseptic preparations worked the best

Educating patients to prevent diabetic foot ulceration

Foot ulcers are a common and serious complication of diabetes. A systematic review evaluated preventive patient education

Faecal incontinence in critical illness

Nurses should not underestimate the value of supportive interaction with patients

Manuka honey 'has wound-healing qualities'

6-Feb-2012 | By The Press Association

Scientists have suggested that manuka honey could have a benefit in the treatment of stubborn wounds.

Nursing Times launches new pressure ulcer prevention learning unit

25-Jan-2012 | By Fran Entwistle

Keep yourself up-to-date on the prevention and management of pressure ulcers with Nursing Time’s latest online learning unit: Pressure Ulcer Prevention.

Older patients with pressure ulcers stay longer in hospital

7-Jan-2012 | By Steve Ford

Older hospitals patients with pressure ulcers stay significantly longer than other older patients, say German researchers from University Hospital Aachen.

PCTs shun nursing options for community service competition

14-Dec-2011 | By Sarah Calkin

More than half of primary care trust clusters have chosen community adult hearing services as one of the areas they will open up to competition, rather than nurse focused options such as wound care and continence services.

Pressure ulcer care hit by red tape burden

13 December 2011 | By Sarah Calkin

Pressure ulcer guidelines must be urgently clarified to stop nurses wasting huge amounts of time on paperwork that produces inconsistent data, tissue viability nurses have demanded.

Antiseptic 'safer' than Ringer's for venous leg ulcers

20-Nov-2011

Using an octenidine based antiseptic to treat chronic venous leg ulcers is safer than Ringer’s solution, according to a study published online in the International Wound Journal.

Leg ulcer bandage care methods 'equally effective'

29-Oct-2011

Using either four-layer or short-stretch bandaging to treat venous leg ulcers in the community are both as effective as the other, according to nurse researchers in Canada.

Pain management 'more successful when treating with gauze'

23-Oct-2011

Patients experience less pain from negative pressure wound therapy using gauze than foam, according to Italian researchers.

CQC raps trust over poor wound care

25-Aug-2011 | By Sarah Calkin

The Care Quality Commission has criticised a south west trust for failing to keep accurate care plans, leaving patients at risk of developing pressure sores.