Chapter 4: Best Practice Recommendations for the Prevention and Management of Wounds: An Overview
DOI: 10.56885/CVEU6924
Heather L. Orsted, David H. Keast, Louise Forest-Lalande, Janet L. Kuhnke, Deirdre O’Sullivan-Drombolis, Susie Jin, Robyn Evans, Ellen Mackay, Laura J. Dann
This chapter highlights the importance of promoting skin health and provides an overview of the prevention and management of wounds using general best-practice-based principles. The importance of holistically assessing the patient within their environment and following the five steps of the Wound Prevention and Management Cycle (Assess and/or Reassess, Set Goals, Assemble the Team, Establish and Implement a Plan of Care, Evaluate Outcomes) for every patient regardless of risk and wound type are explained. This chapter also contains a comprehensive appendix on nutrition for skin health, wound prevention and wound healing.