title: The elements of wound assessment.
abstract: Accurate wound assessment is essential to the appropriate and realistic planning of goals and interventions for patients with wounds. However, the assessment process has a number of components that must be systematically considered.
authors.affiliation: United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Collier
mesh_terms: D004282:Documentation; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009737:Nursing Records; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*