title: Clinical competence in sharp debridement: an innovative course.
abstract: A quick and effective way of promoting wound healing is to carry out sharp debridement where indicated, but this procedure carries a high level of clinical risk. Minimizing risk is an essential feature of clinical governance. A new course in wound debridement was developed at King's College, London in response to local NHS trust demand which required assessment of competence for this high-risk procedure. This innovative development crossed traditional boundaries, and required high collaboration between education and practice.
authors.affiliation: Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery. jenny.bently@kcl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bentley
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bishai
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Preece
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002568:Certification / Q000379:methods; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003479:Curriculum; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000451:nursing* / Q000601:surgery*