title: Palliative wound care: principles of care.
abstract: Home care nursing occurs in a complex care environment. Nurses working in this setting care for a wide array of individuals who often are sicker and more complex than ever before. The high prevalence of wounds among these individuals requires that home care nurses have a certain level of knowledge to provide excellent care. Many times, individuals with wounds do not have the capacity to heal or are burdened with numerous symptoms affecting quality of life. In these cases, the home care nurse must understand concepts of palliative wound care to alleviate symptoms with the goal of improving quality of life.
authors: Barbara Dale, BSN, RN, CHHN, CWOCN, is the Director of Wound Care at Quality Home Health, Livingston, Tennessee. Kevin R. Emmons, DrNP, RN, CWCN, DAPWCA, is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing and Faculty in the Graduate Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurse Education Program at Rutgers School of Nursing, Camden, New Jersey.
authors: Barbara
authors: B
authors: Dale
authors: Kevin R
authors: KR
authors: Emmons
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D064650:Home Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000451:nursing; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000451:nursing*