title: Wound dressings: a myriad of challenging decisions.
abstract: Choosing the appropriate wound dressing is critical to positive patient outcomes. This article helps the nurse choose dressings based on wound care principles and the comprehensive assessment. Tools are provided to choose the different products that can be used as the wound progresses through the stages of healing.
authors.affiliation: Home Health at Silver Cross Hospital, Joliet, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baranoski
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001458:Bandages / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods*; D003663:Decision Trees; D005569:Formularies as Topic; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D018579:Patient Selection; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D017592:Skin Care / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000451:nursing; D014481:United States