Wound curriculum for student nurses: - European Qualification Framework Level 4

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Wound Care ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Nurse Education ◽  
Student Nurse ◽  
Wound Management ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Qualification Framework ◽  
General Nurse

This curriculum presents a framework and key content on skin interity and wound care thay is recommended for inclusion in student nurse curricula (general nurse education). With this curriculum, EWMA aims to provide a starting point for increased and standardised education in wound care. This EQF level 4 curriculum was published as a supplement to the Journal of Wound Management in December 2021.

Challenges faced by nurses in complying with aseptic non-touch technique principles during wound care: a review

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. S28-S35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Temi Sonoiki ◽  
Julie Young ◽  
Obrey Alexis
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Wound Care ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Nurse Education ◽  
Wound Management ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Healthcare Associated Infection ◽  
Wound Site ◽  
Healthcare Associated

Background: Surgical and wound site infections (SWSIs) are the second most frequent type of healthcare-associated Infection. One way of preventing SWSIs is by adhering to the principles of asepsis. However, many nurses struggle to apply the principles of aseptic non-touch technique (ANTT) during wound management. Aim: To identify the barriers and enablers that influence nurses' adherence to the principles of ANTT during wound care. Method: A literature search using a systematic approach was carried out. Four databases were searched to identify relevant studies published between January 1993 and December 2018. Titles and abstracts were reviewed. Studies that met the inclusion criteria were reviewed for quality. The extracted data were then synthesised. Findings: A total of seven studies fulfilled the requirements for inclusion. Three themes emerged and were found to be the most dominant factors influencing adherence to the principles of ANTT: material and resources, nurse education, and nurses' behaviour. Conclusion: Nurses' compliance with aseptic practice is directly influenced by environmental and psychological factors. Ensuring compliance to ANTT may require an integrated approach involving local, national and worldwide organisations, in collaboration with higher education institutions that teach nurses and similar healthcare professionals.

Student Nurses’ Caring With Awareness in a Higher Education Institution in South Africa

2020 ◽  
pp. 089801012097732
Author(s):  
Lerato Matshaka ◽  
Charlene Downing ◽  
Marie Poggenpoel
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Method ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Student Nurse ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Acting With Awareness ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

In caring with awareness, the student nurse is able to be present in the moment, while being with the patient. Such student nurses treat patients holistically, considering the patient’s mind, body, and spirit. Purpose: To elicit the importance of caring with awareness in order to facilitate student nurses’ caring toward patients. Hypothesis: There is a positive relationship between student nurses acting with awareness and caring. Method: A quantitative, descriptive, correlational, and contextual research design with a purposive sampling method was used in the study. Respondents ( n = 56) were student nurses in their third- and fourth-year level of study. Data were collected by use of a self-administered questionnaire. Findings: There was a negative correlation between acting with awareness and caring. There was no difference in caring among third- and fourth-year students. Conclusion: Student nurses may be caring for patients, but it does not necessarily mean they act with awareness in caring. Awareness should be cultivated among student nurses for them to be present in caring and provide holistic caring.

scholarly journals Prevention and therapy of acute and chronic wounds using NPWT devices during the COVID-19 pandemic, recommendation from The NPWT Working Group

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomasz Banasiewicz ◽  
Rolf Becker ◽  
Adam Bobkiewicz ◽  
Marco Fraccalvieri ◽  
Wojciech Francuzik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wound Healing ◽  
Chronic Wounds ◽  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
Wound Care ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Wound Management ◽  
Health Care Center ◽  
Single Use

Recent SARS-CoV-2 pandemic leading to a rapidly increasing number of hospitalizations enforced reevaluation of wound management strategies. The optimal treatment strategy for patients with chronic wounds and those recovering from emergency and urgent oncological surgery should aim to minimize the number of hospital admissions, as well as the number of surgical procedures and decrease the length of stay to disburden the hospital staff and to minimize viral infection risk. One of the potential solutions that could help to achieve these goals may be the extensive and early use of NPWT devices in the prevention of wound healing complications. Single-use NPWT devices are helpful in outpatient wound treatment and SSI prevention (ciNPWT) allowing to minimize in-person visits to the health care center while still providing the best possible wound-care. Stationary NPWT should be used in deep SSI and perioperative wound healing disorders as soon as possible. Patient’s education and telemedical support with visual wound healing monitoring and video conversations have the potential to minimize the number of unnecessary in-person visits in patients with wounds and therefore substantially increase the level of care.

Back to the future for wound care?. The influences of Padua on wound management in Renaissance Europe

1996 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 326-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
James J. R. Kirkpatrick ◽  
Bert Curtis ◽  
Ian L. Naylor
Keyword(s):  
Wound Care ◽  
Wound Management ◽  
The Future

the Study of Parishek With Kwath In Wound Managment By Two Different Methods Of Kwath Preparation

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (04) ◽  
Author(s):  
GANESH JOJARE
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Significance ◽  
Wound Care ◽  
Healing Process ◽  
Wound Management ◽  
Preparation Methods ◽  
Surgical Practice ◽  
Regular Practice

In the management of post operative ano rectal wounds Sits bath plays gold Slandered role in wound management. In Ayuevedic surgical Practice, wound-wash is given with various decoctions. Acharya Sushruta has described Shastiupakramas (60 procedures) for management of Wound. In CSMSS Ayurved Mahavidyalaya in Regular Practice Thriphala Kwath is being used. This study involves two different preparation methods of Triphala Kwath and there clinical significance. The present study aimed to evaluate the “Effect of Vran Dhavan(Parishek) in Wound Care and healing process”.  

Skin problems in palliative care

2021 ◽  
pp. 613-621
Author(s):  
Sebastian Probst ◽  
Georgina Gethin
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Wound Care ◽  
Skin Care ◽  
Wound Dressings ◽  
Wound Management ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Skin Breakdown ◽  
Local Problems ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
Skin Conditions

Nursing aspects of palliative wound care are driven by patient and family goals integrated with three components of wound management: the management or palliation of the underlying cause of the wound, management of wound-related symptoms, and management of the wound and peri-wound skin. Wounds most commonly encountered include pressure ulcers, fungating malignant wounds, and fistulae. Patients with blistering skin conditions, inherited and acquired, have extensive long-standing wounds and palliative care needs. In addition, meticulous skin care for patients of all ages with debilitating long-term conditions is crucial to prevent unnecessary skin breakdown. The symptoms and local problems associated with broken skin and wounds include odour, exudate, excoriation, maceration, bleeding, pain, and pruritus. Key clinical interventions include the application of wound dressings and skin care products. Unless these are managed effectively and consistently, body image and feelings of self-worth are affected together with the ability to socialize and maintain function, including, for some people, employment.

Patient experiences of being cared for by nursing students in a psychiatric education unit

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 142-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niklas Andersson ◽  
Margaretha Ekebergh ◽  
Ulrica Hörberg
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Patient Experiences ◽  
Student Nurse ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Psychiatric Education ◽  
Interactive Process ◽  
Student Community ◽  
Patient Health

Patients are vital for student learning. However, research has primarily focused on student nurse learning from a student or supervisor perspective; few studies have investigated patient perspectives. This study examines student care practice for patients in acute psychiatric day care. The aim was to describe patients’ experiences of care by student nurses in a psychiatric education unit, a collaboration between the clinic and academia. Data were collected through 17 lifeworld interviews with patients, of which 10 also included observations. Data have been analysed for meanings using reflective, lifeworld research (RLR). The findings reveal that the encounters involve an interactive process of giving and receiving, providing students with both health opportunities and risks. The findings can further be described by the following constituents: exposed and vulnerable; responsibility to support; the importance of accessibility; reciprocity; and engagement that evokes the desire to live a life with dignity. In a patient–student community, there are prerequisites for proper caring. Patient health seems to be positively affected when patients are involved in both their own care and student learning.

Health professionals' perspectives on delivering patient-focused wound management: a qualitative study

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (Sup7) ◽  
pp. S4-S13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet L. Kuhnke ◽  
David Keast ◽  
Sue Rosenthal ◽  
Robyn Jones Evans
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Wound Care ◽  
Foot Ulcer ◽  
Diabetic Foot Ulcer ◽  
Wound Management ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Venous Leg Ulcer

Objective: This study examined the perspectives of health professionals on the barriers and solutions to delivery of patient-focused wound management and outcomes. Methods: A qualitative, descriptive study design was used. Participants were health-care managers, clinical leaders, nurses and allied health members who are part of wound care services. Open-ended surveys were distributed to participants in a series of learning workshops, and data analysed to identify leading themes. Results: A total of 261 participants took part and 194 surveys were returned (response rate: 74%). From the analysis five themes emerged: patient/family wound-related education; health professional wound-related education; implementation of evidence-based wound care and dissemination of evidence-based wound information across professions and contexts; teamwork and respectful communication within teams; and a higher value and priority placed on wound care through collaborative teams by managers, leaders and policymakers. Conclusion: Findings suggest that ongoing, system-wide education is needed to improve prevention, assessment, treatment and management of four wound types: venous leg ulcer (VLU), diabetic foot ulcer (DFU), pressure ulcer (PU) and surgical wounds. Health professionals are committed to delivering best practice in wound care. Participants identified that effective patient-focused, evidence-based wound care involves having a health-care system with a clear mandate to ensure wound care is a priority. A high value placed on wound care by managers and clinical leadership could transform the present systems. Additionally, effective and widespread dissemination of evidenced-informed practice information is crucial to positive patient outcomes. Education and team commitment for consistent and respectful communication would improve care delivery.

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