'Lansley must listen to nurses on the front line' Wound Care Nursing
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Practice
Medication errors in patients with dysphagia
A study examined whether medication errors were more common in acute hospital patients with dysphagia than those without, and the type and cause of such errors.
Drug administration guides in dysphagia
People with dysphagia suffer more drug administration errors than the general population. Individualised guides were developed to boost nurses’ confidence and improve safety.
Transforming care for patients with spinal cord injury in Haiti
How simple bladder care is helping to improve outcomes for people with spinal cord injury.
Preventing, assessing and managing skin tears
Skin tears can become chronic wounds if they are not treated appropriately, and are a growing problem as the number of older people increases.
Multidimensional leg ulcer assessment
Assessment of leg ulcers is complex and should include examination of the wound and consideration of underlying causes, comorbidities and their psychosocial impact.
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Pressure ulcer risk assessment
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Using the 30º tilt to reduce pressure ulcers
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Antibiotics and antiseptics for venous leg ulcers
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Educating patients to prevent diabetic foot ulceration
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Faecal incontinence in critical illness
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Tissue adhesives for the closure of surgical incisions
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Palliative care of a colocutaneous fistula
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Using the SKIN Bundle to prevent pressure ulcers
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Developments in venous leg ulcer management
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Does massage help to prevent pressure ulcers?
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How to manage the diabetic foot
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Improving quality in care homes using an electronic tool
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Surveillance of surgical sites in primary care
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A patient keeps loosening her compression bandages, so her ulcers are not healing. What can I do?
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How can I accurately measure a wound and how often should I do this?
News
New guidance on orthopaedic pin sites
Guidance on the effective care of orthopaedic pin sites and infection prevention has been published by the Royal College of Nursing.
Birmingham hospital to test wound moisture sensor
Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham has announced that it is to test a new sensor that monitors how well patients’ wounds are healing.
MRSA wound test could prevent infection spread
A simple test to identify MRSA in wounds could identify the infection more quickly and prevent it from spreading, according to Edinburgh University researchers.
Patient safety pilot shows improved results
A tool for measuring four key areas of nursing appears to increase the likelihood of older patients receiving “harm free” care, according to a report seen by Nursing Times.
Nurses face increased public scrutiny
The performance of nurses is to be exposed to routine public scrutiny for the first time under a “transparency” pilot scheme that senior nurses hope to roll out across the country.
Only half of patients with chronic wounds up-to-date with tetanus
Almost half of primary care patients with chronic wounds may not be up-to-date with tetanus vaccination, according to Cardiff University researchers.
Manuka honey 'has wound-healing qualities'
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
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
Older hospitals patients with pressure ulcers stay significantly longer than other older patients, say German researchers from University Hospital Aachen.
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PCTs shun nursing options for community service competition
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Pressure ulcer care hit by red tape burden
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Antiseptic 'safer' than Ringer's for venous leg ulcers
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Leg ulcer bandage care methods 'equally effective'
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Pain management 'more successful when treating with gauze'
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CQC raps trust over poor wound care
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"Research is on the right topics if combined with clinical role"
For the last 25 years, I have been working in the field of wound healing and more recently in lymphoedema.
Favourites from the archive
Back to the basics of wound care: why nurses should question their practice
One in 10 patients entering an acute hospital develops a health-care-associated infection, 9% of which are wound infections (DH, 2003). The annual cost of treating such infections puts an additional burden on limited NHS resources. This article discusses current thinking on dealing with infected wounds and highlights methods of preventing cross-infection.
Behind the Headlines
Glowing bandages 'could show infections'
Scientists are developing a “glowing bandage to treat infection”, The Guardian has reported.
