Wound care Resources

Elizabeth Scanlon & Peter McGinnis describe the trial of a venous ulcer bandage system.

Topics:  Education

Rosemary Pudner describes the special care needed when dealing with diabetic patients with foot ulceration.

Jacky Edwards discusses some of the aftercare problems faced by community nurses caring for plastic surgery wounds and donor sites.

Topics:  Wound care

Gillian Pedley reviews the causes of pressure sores, assessment of risk and their prevention.

Topics:  Management

Jacky Edwards gives a literature review on types of bandages and bandaging technique.

Topics:  Training

Lynfa Edwards and Alethea Foster discuss the complexities of wound management in the diabetic foot and give a joint community nursing podiatric perspective on multidisciplinary care.

Topics:  Wound healing

Christa Waller and Maggie Walker describe a case study whereby larval therapy was implemented in an attempt to avoid amputation of an infected diabetic foot.

Rosemary Pudner discusses the impact that changes in the delivery of wound care have had on nurses working in the community.

Topics:  Workload

Yvonne Franks discusses the use of low level LASER therapy in the management of chronic wounds.

Topics:  Pain

Adele Atkinson discusses the different types of skin grafts seen in the community setting, healing rates and the use of dressings for both skin grafts and donor sites.