Caring for Wounds

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This paper addresses the basics of appropriate and potentially successful nursing in wound care and the promotion of healing. The first section provides some introductory information on the problem of wound care. This is followed by a discussion of the relevant literature and an explanation of the research methodology used within the thesis. The paper then provides the results of the thesis, offering a framework that can be used for insuring that the essential basics in wound care are provided by nurses. Finally the study includes a section on the conclusions drawn from the thesis. The paper makes reference to a number of specific wound types, caused by diseases such as diabetes, old-age and physical impairment among others.

Contents:
Introduction
Theoretical Framework
Inflammatory Phase
Proliferative Phase
Remodeling Phase
Background
Statement of Purpose
Significance to Nursing
Integrated Review of the Literature
Method
Results
Optimization of Wound Healing
Conclusions
References

From the Paper:

"Recent estimates suggest that 1 percent of the total health care dollar is spent on wound care in the US (Lane, 1995). While this figure seems relatively small and inconsequential, many of individual costs associated with wound care are massive. Approximately $1.36 billion is spent on pressure ulcer treatment (US Department of Health and Human Services [USDHHS], 1994). Similar estimates have also suggested that the average cost to heal a single pressure ulcer ranges from $1,951 for a leg ulcer to $29,373 for a diabetic ulcer (Bolton, Van Rijswijk, & Shaffer, 1996). Foot ulcers are the number one reason for hospitalization of diabetic patients and are the major cause of non-traumatic amputations."

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