Healing wound management

Abstract

There are many variables when it comes to delivering wound care from the person to the wound, the type of wound, the available resources, and the knowledge and skill of the clinician delivering this care.

Approximately three quarters of wound care occurs in the home setting where practitioners are often working without the immediate support of another clinician to help them with that decision making.

Research informing practice remains sparse and currently few institutions devote core classes dedicated to teaching wound care in medicine, nursing, and other health professionals.

Although there is fragmented knowledge of the outcomes associated with wound care nurses’ practice, their knowledge and practice are a key element for improving health outcomes. Therefore, further research is needed, dissemination of that research needs to reach the frontline clinicians, acknowledging the clinical context in which they practice.