Managing Chronic, Nonhealing Wounds Using a Research-Based Protocol
| Autor: | Marna Flaherty-Robb, Floris Mambourg, Marijo C. Medcraft, Theresa A Harvath, Karen McWhorter, Faith McClelland, Nancy Benton, Carol L. Joseph |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Biomedical Research Northwestern United States Hospitals Veterans Home Care Services Hospital-Based Certification Fiscal year Wound care Clinical Protocols Research based Humans Medicine Veterans Affairs health care economics and organizations General Nursing Protocol (science) Leg integumentary system business.industry medicine.disease humanities Benchmarking Chronic Disease Practice improvement Wounds and Injuries Medical emergency business Gerontology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Gerontological Nursing. 33:38-45 |
| ISSN: | 1938-243X 0098-9134 |
| DOI: | 10.3928/00989134-20071101-07 |
| Popis: | The physical, emotional, and financial costs of caring for patients with chronic, nonhealing leg wounds are substantial. In fiscal year 2001, the home care department of a large Veterans Affairs medical center in the Pacific Northwest spent nearly half of its annual budget on veterans needing wound care. In this article, the authors describe a practice improvement project designed to improve the wound care management of homebound veterans with chronic, nonhealing lower extremity wounds using a research-based protocol and consultation by a certified wound care specialist, as well as the effect of this program on home care expenditures. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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