Runner up in the JCN Excellence in Practice Awards, Helen Lloyd gives an overview of management of complicated wounds in the community
Helen Lloyd RGN works at PCT Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Runner up in the JCN Excellence in Practice Awards, Modupe Iwuji discusses the need to prevent venous ulceration
Modupe Iwuji RGN, BSc (Hons), PGCE is studying for an MSc Community Specialist Practice at the University of Brighton and is employed by West Sussex NHS PCT
Maureen Benbow explores the background to the use of larval therapy and its clinical application.
Maureen Benbow MSc BA RGN HERC: Senior Lecturer, University of Chester
Article accepted for publication: June 2008
Maureen Benbow explores the significance, nature and methods for managing wound exudate and associated skin problems
Maureen Benbow MSc. BA RGN HERC is a Senior Lecturer, University of Chester
Article accepted for publication: July 2008
Maureen Benbow explores the implications of the presence of devitalised tissue in the chronic, non-healing wound and the range of available debridement methods
Maureen Benbow MSc BA RGN HERC is a Senior Lecturer, University of Chester
Article accepted for publication: September 2008
Maureen Benbow explores the implications of ageing on skin and the impact on the development of skin tears, prevention and treatment strategies
Maureen Benbow BSc BA RGN HERC is a Senior Lecturer, University of Chester
Article accepted for publication: October 2008
Laurie Chapman discusses the use of honey on a neuropathic ulcer and the research that influenced the nurse’s choice of dressing.
Laurie Chapman RGN, DN Dip is a District Nursing Sister in Calne, Wiltshire.
Article accepted for publication: June 2008
Marcia Gore discusses the sharp debridement of pressure ulcers in the community setting
Marcia Gore RN, Dip HE, BSc Hons, PGCE is Lead Nurse Tissue Viability, East Lancashire Teaching PCT
Article accepted for publication: June 2008
Dr Karen Ousey briefly explores the prevention of pressure ulcer development and tissue damage
Dr Karen Ousey RGN, PhD is a Principle Lecturer/Divisional Head for Acute & Critical Care Nursing, Dept of Nursing & Health Studies, University of Huddersfield
In a bid to enhance clinical practice through the application of practice Jane Board discusses impact of tissue stretch and interstitial fluid flow on fibroblasts and collagen fibres in lymphoedema
Jane Board, RGN, Dip N., is an Independent Practitioner, Eastbourne, East Sussex
Article accepted for publication: December 2008
This article was written in part fulfilment of an MSc, Advancing Practice in Tissue Viability, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield
