title: Evaluating the effectiveness of wound management products.
abstract: Evaluating and selecting wound management products is an important aspect of a tissue viability nurse's role. This article describes how the Association of Tissue Viability Nurses West Midlands developed and implemented a wound management product evaluation form and pathway. The criteria that were used by tissue viability nurses to evaluate wound management products are identified and the process used to standardise a form to help nurses to assess the performance of wound management products is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Tissue Viability Wound Clinics, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust, Coventry. louise.mckeeney@covwarkpt.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McKeeney
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006113:United Kingdom; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000451:nursing*