The principles of optimum wound management
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The principles of optimum wound management

Mark Collier Nurse Consultant, Tissue Viability, Addenbrookes NHS Trust, Cambridge

This article describes the process of wound healing and defines the principles of optimum wound management. It relates to UKCC Professional Development category: Care enhancement

AIM and intended learning outcomes

The aim of this article is to develop the nurse's knowledge of the normal anatomy of the human skin, the natural wound healing process and the theories underpinning modern wound management techniques, in order to facilitate a rationalised choice of wound management materials.

Nursing Standard. 10, 43, 47-54. doi: 10.7748/ns.10.43.47.s56

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