title: When wounds do not heal: a case study.
abstract: The maintenance of skin integrity is a potentially challenging problem for critical care nurses. A multidisciplinary approach with creative thinking often is required. This article presents a case study illustrating the nursing interventions used in managing a patient's multisystem disorder that had been complicated by poor skin integrity. Nursing approaches to the psychosocial issues encountered by the patient, family, and health care professionals are also described.
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Mach
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D010391:Pemphigoid, Bullous / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing*; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D017592:Skin Care; D014945:Wound Healing