Wound management in palliative care.
This article explores the challenges nurses face when caring for patients with wounds in a palliative care context. Combining the principles of effective wound management with the key elements of holistic, person-centred care will ensure that realistic and patient-focused aims of management are identified. Nurses with effective communication skills can play an important role in supporting patients and their families at a difficult time.
Chaplin
Jacquelyn
J
Marie Curie Cancer Care, Scotland. jackie.chaplin@mariecurie.org.uk
D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010166:Palliative Care; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000451:nursing*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*