Tag: Wound Practice and Research

Expanding horizons to upskill wound practice and research

With our horizons limited by Covid-related travel restrictions, it is more important than ever to experience and learn about our multicultural world through reading about wound-related research and practice in other jurisdictions and countries. Two such articles provide this important international insight and are included in this issue of the journal. The first by Obilor and colleagues describes the assessment of nurses’ knowledge, attitude and competence in wound assessment in a tertiary healthcare facility in southwest Nigeria. Here they found that many of the nurses surveyed were lacking in wound assessment competence … read more

Wound Practice and Research Volume 29 Number 2

Editorial
Connect, Collaborate, Innovate
Prof Allison J Cowin and Dr Peta Tehan


Original research
Dissemination of microbiota between wounds and the beds of patients with pressure injuries: a cross-sectional study
Mao Kunimitsu, Gojiro Nakagami, Aya Kitamura, Takeo Minematsu, Yuko Mugita, Kazuhiro Ogai, Junko Sugama, Miku Aoki, Chika Takada and Hiromi Sanada


Original research
Reducing the incidence and severity of pressure injuries in a high level care residential aged facility: a quality improvement project
Allyson Waird, Susan Monaro


Review
Caring for a child with Epidermolysis Bullosa: a scoping review on the family impacts and support needs
Colin J Ireland, Lemuel J Pelentsov, and Zlatko Kopecki


Clinical Trial Protocol
Physical activity, sleep and wound healing in adults with venous leg ulcers: a prospective observational cohort pilot study protocol
Yunjing Qiu, Victoria Team, Christian R Osadnik, Jane O’Brien, Louise Turnour, Ayoub Bouguettaya, Rosemary A McGinnes and Carolina D Weller


Review protocol
Measurement properties of quality of life instruments for adults with active venous leg ulcers: a systematic review protocol
Shiwen Liu, Victoria Team, Yunjing Qiu and Carolina D. Weller


Abstracts
Abstracts from the Wounds Australia Conference 4 – 6 May 202