The new JCN clinical skills series looks at dif ferent aspects of wound management in the community, with useful tips on patient care and improving practice. The third part gives a practical overview of identifying and managing wound infection.
The new JCN clinical skills series looks at dif ferent aspects of wound management in the community, with useful tips on patient care and improving practice. The third part gives a practical overview of identifying and managing wound infection.
Wound debridement and wound cleansing are considered an important part of wound management (Strohal et al, 2013). Selection of the correct cleansing or debridement method should be following comprehensive wound assessment to guide decision-making regarding appropriate cost-effective treatment. This second part in our clinical skills series discusses wound cleansing and debridement methods commonly available in primary care and their importance in wound bed preparation.
Gill Fleming describes the development of a reference tool to enable community staff to become competent in the use of syringe drivers.
Gill Fleming RGN, is a Staff Nurse with the Community Palliative Care Team, Ulster Community & Hospital Trust in Northern Ireland. At the time of writing she worked in East Belfast.
Article accepted for publication March 2002.
Jeanette Muldoon discusses the challenges of managing patients with lymphoedema and chronic oedema.
Jeanette Muldoon is a PhD student at King's College, London and Head of Clinical Services, Activa Healthcare.
Article accepted for publication: March 2011
