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
Dr Karen Ousey gives an overview of the wound healing process of hard to heal or chronic wounds.
Dr Karen Ousey RGN, PhD is a Principle Lecturer/Divisional Head Acute & Critical Care Nursing, Department of Nursing & Health Studies, University of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.
Article accepted for publication: March 2009
Dr Karen Ousey discusses the aetiology and classification of skin tears
Dr Karen Ousey, RGN, PhD is a Principal Lecturer, Department of Nursing and Health Studies, Centre for Health & Social Care Research, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK
Article accepted for publication: July 2009
Student nurse Celene Gibbon reviews the literature surrounding sacral moisture lesions and sacral pressure damage and the challenges of misdiagnosis and subsequent mismanagement of the wound.
Celene Gibbon is a 3rd year student nurse, Dip/HE Adult Branch Nursing, University of Chester.
Article accepted for publication: January 2009
British Continence Specialist Nurse Joanne Whiteley reports from the 39th Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society in San Francisco, USA
Maureen Benbow gives an overview of living with a pressure ulcer
Maureen Benbow MSc BA RGN HERC is a Senior Lecturer, University of Chester.
Article accepted for publication: September 2009
Dr Karen Ousey gives an overview of the prevention and aetiology of heel pressure ulcers
Dr Karen Ousey PhD, RGN is a Principal Lecturer, Department of Nursing & Health Studies, University of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Article accepted for publication: October 2009
