Wound Care Resources

Fiona Meehan, BSc (Hons), RGN, RSCN, is Editor of the Journal of Community Nursing

Topics:  Wound Care

Sylvie Hampton discusses the need for nurses to have an understanding of the process of wound healing and have undertaken a full holistic patient assessment before focusing on the patient's wound. Sylvie Hampton Sylvie Hampton. MA BSc (Hons) DpSN RGN is a Tissue Viability Consultant in Eastbourne. Article accepted for publication: June 2004

Val Robson reports on two case studies which used a standardised medical honey (Medihoney®) in the treatment of chronic wounds.

Sylvie Hampton reviews the most common symptoms associated with fungating wounds and makes suggestions on how these can be managed in order to increase quality of life for the patient with a fungating wound. Sylvie Hampton MA, BSc (Hons), DpSN, RGN is a, Tissue Viability Consultant, Eastbourne. Article accepted for publication: September 2004

Topics:  Bleeding

Sylvie Hampton examines the evidence for wound cleansing with tap water and makes some suggestions for practice
Sylvie Hampton MA, BSc (Hons), DpSN, RGN is a Tissue Viability Consultant in Eastbourne.
Article accepted for publication: August 2004

In the first of a series of articles, Sylvie Hampton discusses the role of HCA's in the management of pressure ulcer prevention
Sylvie Hampton MA, BSc (Hons), DpSN, RGN is a Tissue Viability Consultant, Eastbourne.
Article accepted for publication: November 2004

Jacky Edwards et al. describe a study to establish the level of wound management knowledge and skill of community practitioners
Jacky Edwards RGN, DPSN, BSc (Hons), PGDE
Amanda Mitchell RGN, DPSN
Ardershir Bayat - SpR Plastic Surgery, Honorary Lecturer, PhD, BSc (Hons), MBBS, MRCS
Ken Dunn BSc, FRCS Plast
Article accepted for publication: January 2005

Topics:  Web based

Sylvie Hampton reviews VAC therapy and discusses the potential for its use within the community setting providing evidence in the form of case studies.
Sylvie Hampton MA, BSc (Hons), DpSN, RGN. Tissue Viability Consultant, Eastbourne. Article accepted for publication: January 2005

Sylvie Hampton explores the definition of slough and the biofilms of bacteria that inhabit it and will review methods of successfully debriding a wound of necrotic tissue and slough.
Sylvie Hampton MA BSc (Hons) DpSN RGN. Article accepted for publication: March 2005

Topics:  Chronic wounds

Using applied wound management as an assessment tool Simon Barrett describes how district nurses could enhance their practice. Simon Barrett RGN, BSc Nursing is a Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist for East Yorkshire PCT. Article accepted for publication: February 2005