{"title":"Wound Care Education in Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Settings","authors":"Tuba Sengul PhD CWON, Ayise Karadag PhD ET/WOC, Holly Kirkland-Kyhn PhD FNP-c GNP-c CWCN","doi":"10.1016/j.cnur.2024.07.002","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Chronic wounds are a significant global health issue, yet they are not adequately addressed in nursing education. This lack of focus results in nursing students graduating with insufficient knowledge in chronic wound care, leading to inadequate clinical practice. Consequently, nurses often struggle to manage wounds effectively, which negatively impacts patient care quality. To address this, it is crucial to enhance the nursing curriculum by incorporating more comprehensive content on chronic wound management. This will help ensure that nurses are better equipped with the necessary clinical competencies, ultimately improving patient outcomes.","PeriodicalId":49728,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Clinics of North America","volume":"83 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4000,"publicationDate":"2024-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Nursing Clinics of North America","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnur.2024.07.002","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"NURSING","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Chronic wounds are a significant global health issue, yet they are not adequately addressed in nursing education. This lack of focus results in nursing students graduating with insufficient knowledge in chronic wound care, leading to inadequate clinical practice. Consequently, nurses often struggle to manage wounds effectively, which negatively impacts patient care quality. To address this, it is crucial to enhance the nursing curriculum by incorporating more comprehensive content on chronic wound management. This will help ensure that nurses are better equipped with the necessary clinical competencies, ultimately improving patient outcomes.
期刊介绍:
A perfect source to consult for nurses in hospitals, private practice, ambulatory care centers, or in an academic setting, Nursing Clinics of North America provides answers to clinical questions, updates on the latest advances to improve patient outcomes, numerous clinical images, and patient care guidelines. Each issue in this quarterly series provides the latest diagnostic and therapeutic information as well as the critical information that allows nurses to care for patients and their families in a more effective manner.