title: Managing malignant fungating wounds.
abstract: Malignant fungating wounds cause patients, relatives and carers significant distress. Healing is often not an achievable outcome, and nurses must be able to manage the symptoms. Nurses must aim to avoid increasing the embarrassment often experienced by patients.
authors.affiliation: Royal Lancaster Infirmary.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bird
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages / Q000600:supply & distribution; D018939:Holistic Nursing; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009336:Necrosis; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009812:Odorants; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing*; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000473:pathology; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000379:methods*