Skin conditions are common and patients will present in all care settings. Nurses observe the skin on a daily basis while caring for their patients, so it is important to have an understanding of the skin and its function. Skin conditions can be extremely uncomfortable and cause a great deal of distress, anxiety and embarrassment. This paper will the cover the principles of assessment of a patient presenting with a skin problem.
Primary Health Care. 26, 10, 42-49. doi: 10.7748/phc.2016.e1193
Correspondence Peer reviewThis article has been subject to external double-blind peer review and checked for plagiarism using automated software
Conflict of interestNone declared
Received: 21 July 2016
Accepted: 06 September 2016
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