Wound Management Resources

Evelyn Frowen discusses a case report demonstrating improvements in quality of life for a patient with a non-healing venous ulcer using a short-stretch bandage system

Evelyn Frowen RGN is an Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist (Community), Cardiff & Vale NHS Trust

Article accepted for publication: April 2009

Dr Karen Ousey gives an overview of the wound healing process of hard to heal or chronic wounds.

Dr Karen Ousey RGN, PhD is a Principle Lecturer/Divisional Head Acute & Critical Care Nursing, Department of Nursing & Health Studies, University of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.

Article accepted for publication: March 2009

Topics:  Exudate levels

Dr Karen Ousey discusses the aetiology and classification of skin tears

Dr Karen Ousey, RGN, PhD is a Principal Lecturer, Department of Nursing and Health Studies, Centre for Health & Social Care Research, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK

Article accepted for publication: July 2009

Topics:  Wound Management

Student nurse Celene Gibbon reviews the literature surrounding sacral moisture lesions and sacral pressure damage and the challenges of misdiagnosis and subsequent mismanagement of the wound.

Celene Gibbon is a 3rd year student nurse, Dip/HE Adult Branch Nursing, University of Chester.

Article accepted for publication: January 2009

Maureen Benbow gives an overview of the potential causes and management of secondary lymphoedema

Maureen Benbow BSc, BA, RGN, HERC is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Chester

Article accepted for publication: August 2009

Topics:  Risk factors

Maureen Benbow explores the aetiology of fungating wounds and their management, the patient and the associated quality of life issues

Maureen Benbow MSc BA RGN HERC, is a Senior Lecturer, University of Chester

Article accepted for publication: August 2009

Topics:  Quality of life

British Continence Specialist Nurse Joanne Whiteley reports from the 39th Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society in San Francisco, USA

Topics:  Wound Care

Maureen Benbow gives an overview of living with a pressure ulcer

Maureen Benbow MSc BA RGN HERC is a Senior Lecturer, University of Chester.

Article accepted for publication: September 2009

Topics:  Cost to the NHS

Dr Karen Ousey gives an overview of the prevention and aetiology of heel pressure ulcers

Dr Karen Ousey PhD, RGN is a Principal Lecturer, Department of Nursing & Health Studies, University of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Article accepted for publication: October 2009

Excellence in Practice Awards 2009 runner up – Amy Cray presents a literature review on the effectiveness of honey dressings on infected wounds.

Amy Cray RN Dip, BA (Hons) is a Staff Nurse, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham.