Corinne Ball discusses the treatment of pretibial lacerations in the community.
Corinne Ball RGN, is a Practice Nurse, Rustington, West Sussex.
Article accepted for publication March 2002.
Louise McKeeney discusses the importance of using approved clinical guidelines to reduce the number of litigation cases associated with pressure ulceration.
Louise McKeeney, RGN, DNCert, DPSN, CHS, Clinical Nurse Specialist Tissue Viability Coventry Primary Care NHS Trust. Article accepted for publication March 2002.
Maureen Barrett discusses the treatment of primary lymphoedema.
Maureen Barrett RGN is a Community Staff Nurse, Fareham, Portsmouth.
Article accepted for publication February 2002
Rosie Pudner discusses the impact of smoking on healing.
NB: This literature review was undertaken as an assignment for the award of PostGraduate Diploma/MSc in Wound Healing and Tissue Repair, University of Wales College of Medicine.
Rosie Pudner BA (Hons), RGN, RCNT, DipN.Ed, RNT is a Senior Lecturer at Kingston University, London.
Article accepted for publication June 2002.
Rosie Pudner discusses the different techniques of measuring and mapping wounds. Each method is critically evaluated in relation to reliability and validity, and in their application in clinical practice.
This literature review was undertaken as an assignment for the award of PostGraduate Diploma/MSc in Wound Healing and Tissue Repair, University of Wales College of Medicine.
Rosie Pudner BA (Hons), RGN, RCNT, DipN.Ed., RNT is a Senior Lecturer in Tissue Viability, Faculty of Health & Social Care Sciences, Kingston University, London. Article accepted for publication May 2002.
Adele Atkinson explains the psychological issues of scarring and offers pointers as to how nurses might be able to help patients who are affected.
Adele Atkinson BA(Hons), RGN, RNT, OND, ENB264, Senior Lecturer, Kingston University, London. Article accepted for publication August 2002.
Jacky Edwards gives an overview of the current management of scars.
Jacky Edwards BSc (Hons), PGDE, DSPN, RGN, ENB 264; 998; 870; N49 is a Clinical Nurse Specialist, South Manchester University Hospitals Trust.Article accepted for publication October 2002.
Jacky Edwards discusses the latest findings on the healing properties of Promogran.
Jacky Edwards BSc (Hons), RGN, PGDE, DSPN, ENB 264, 998, 870, N49 is a Clinical Nurse Specialist, South Manchester University Hospitals Trust.
Article accepted for publication October 2002.
Suzanne Clarke discusses the use of silver in modern wound management programmes.
Suzanne Clarke RGN, Dip Nursing is a Community Nurse with Dudley Priority NHS Community Trust, Midlands.
Article accepted for publication July 2002.
Annemarie Brown discusses why some patients do not appear to desire complete healing of leg ulceration.
This article was written in part fulfilment of an MSc in Tissue Viability, University of Hertfordshire
Annemarie Brown BSc (Hons), RGN is a Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist, Southend PCT & Castlepoint & Rochford PCT. Article accepted for publication: July 2002
