title: Adopting a standardised approach. Management and assessment of infected and colonised wounds.
abstract: A number of clinical factors must be taken into account when diagnosing wound infection, but evidence suggests many nurses have difficulty differentiating even between pus and slough. A standardised approach is required to help nurses accurately assess colonised and infected wounds.
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authors.lastname: Griffiths-Jones
mesh_terms: D001207:Asepsis; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing