NURSING ASSIGNMENT

NURSING ASSIGNMENT

Wound Care Clinical Nursing Practice

Introduction

Wound care administration is evolving more convoluted for nurses due to new insights into wound healing and because of the broad kind of wound dressings that are available. Erwin-Toth and Hocevar stated that there were roughly 400 brands of wound care dressings on the market to choose from and that wound care is made even more tough because no one dressing procedure suits all wounds and the alternative is reliant on the cause of the wound, contamination, favourability and cost. Because of these numerous distinct wound care techniques and dressings, nurses are evolving confused and nonplussed considering wound care practice. Unfortunately, Millers research showed that in 85% of cases nurses were using unsuitable dressings, and O'Connor discovered in her study on wound care that nurses were having adversity in applying their idea and information to their practice. (Bellman 2006:129)

 

Discussion

Action Research was the strategy used for this study because it is very befitting for nursing research. Traditional nursing research is falling short nurses because so often they manage not see its relevance to their practice. (Birkett 2005:190) Action Research is more suited to nursing, not only because of its difficulty solving and assessing features, but also for its similarity to the stages of the nursing process of designing, portraying, observing, mirroring and often replanning. Action Research is also befitting for nurses because, it does not need professional researchers; the participants characterise the difficulty themselves; both researchers and practitioners take part simultaneously in the process; it is less structured and leaves room for possible changes; it is empowering for the participants; and reflective of their practice. Titchen and Binnie also emphasised the empowering result, and reflective perform, activity research provided nurses so that they can confidently free themselves from the health hierarchy.

Knowledge And Critical Understanding Of The Principles Of Nursing

During his mature individual position the scribe was presented to the aspect of Pressure Sore Management (PSM), he had previously organised pressure sores but not to the span as witnessed in a hospital ward environment. (Erwin, Hacevar 2005:46)From primary assessment and evaluation to avoidance and administration this locality intrigued the scribe and for this reason he will try to give a short overview, focusing on the underpinning research, of this significant locality of nursing practice.

We should commence by characterising a pressure sore/ulcer or decubitus ulcer, as it is also known. The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) defines it simply in its Inherited Clinical Guideline B as; "Pressure ulcers are areas of impairment to the skin and inherent tissue". For a more comprehensive delineation we could contemplate Brooker when she states, "The destruction of tissue and ulceration which results from compression, sharing force and friction", and goes on to add, significantly, "Factors which predispose to pressure sore formation include: poor oxygenation, incontinence, age over 65-70, (Findlay 2004:824) immobility, changed consciousness, dehydration and malnutrition". The last cited provides us with the palpable material to assist in avoidance, assessment and remedy without which an holistic set about ...