Wound dressings: challenging decisions.
Choosing the appropriate wound dressing is critical to positive patient outcomes. This article helps the nurse choose dressings based on principles of wound care management and comprehensive assessment. Tools are provided to choose the different products that can be used as the wound progresses through the stages of healing.
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Home Health, Wound & Diabetes Center, Silver Cross Hospital & Medical Centers, Joliet, Illinois, USA.
D001458:Bandages / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000600:supply & distribution; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000451:nursing* / Q000473:pathology