A special issue on wound care management and wound care aspects relevant to nursing. Included are specific focus on pressure ulcers-injuries and hard to heal wounds.
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Wounds Australia
As your peak body for wound care and management, it’s our vision to ensure the Australian community receives quality wound prevention and care. That’s why we’ve made it our mission to lead the way in wound care and prevention through advocacy, knowledge, innovation and collaboration.
Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses Society (WOCN).
"Founded in 1968, the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society™ (WOCN®) is the largest and most recognized professional nursing community dedicated to advancing the practice and delivery of expert healthcare to individuals with wound, ostomy, and continence care needs."
Indigenous Wound, Ostomy and Continence Health - Sharing Circle
"The Indigenous Wound, Ostomy and Continence Health Core Program brings together Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence (NSWOC®), Skin Wellness Associate Nurses (SWAN™) and key healthcare stakeholders working with Indigenous people who collaborate to identify key issues in the care delivery of wound, ostomy and continence for indigenous, including Inuit and Metis, people."
Evaluation of Intensive Care Nurses' Skin Tear Knowledge, 2025
Koc, B, Erbas, D, Aslan, F. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2025;38(5):251-253
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Medical-grade honey: its definition and refined standards, 2025
Linsey JF Peters, Juraj Majtan, Dimitris Mossialos, Piotr Szweda, Cristina Mateescu, Ferhat Ozturk, Frank ADTG Wagener, and Niels AJ Cremers Journal of Wound Care 2025 34:6, 412-423.
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The implementation of the ‘Malignant Fungating Wound Guidelines and Pathway’ and its evaluation, 2025
Tracy Finley. Journal of Wound Care 2025 34:6, 398-410.
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Empathy in wound care: a scoping review protocol, 2025
Menon T, et.al. Wound Practice and Research. 2025;33(2):60-63.
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Updating Wound Care Algorithms: A Systematic, Focused Review, 2025
van Rijswijk, L & Beitz, J. J. wound ostomy continence nurs.. 2025;52(2):104-111.
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Antimicrobial stewardship in wound care: measurement of implementation and outcomes, 2025
Ousey K, et al. Wound Practice and Research. 2025;33(2) (Ahead of print)
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Feasibility and acceptability of the Smart Eating and Nutrition Supports solving Amputations, Toe loss and Exudate (SENSATE) Trial protocol of a pilot study, 2024 Hailey R Donnelly, Clare E Collins, Erin D Clarke, Diane White, Keisha Phillips, Chris Sankoorikal, Jye Hawkins, Michelle Kriss, Peta E Tehan.
Wound Practice and Research 2024;32(4):174-182.
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Specialized Nurse-led Care of Chronic Wounds During Hospitalization and After Discharge: A Randomized Controlled Trial, 2023
Sili, Alessandro, et al. Advances in Skin & Wound Care. Issue: Volume 36(1), January 2023, p 24-29.
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Surgical wound care preferences and priorities from the perspectives of patients: a qualitative analysis, 2023
Rachel M Walker et al, Journal of Wound Care 2023 32:Sup1, S19-S27.
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Medical and surgical nurses' approach to patient pressure injury prevention education: An integrative review, 2023
Deakin J; Latimer S; Walker RM; Gillespie BM. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2023, Jun 27.
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Australian Standards for Wound Prevention and Management, 4 ed, 2023. Haesler E. and Carville K. ISBN: 978-0-6487313-5-1. See PDF or use general link to download content.
Wounds Australia - Standards & Guidelines
(pressure injuries, chronic wound healing -teamwork, Australian Standards for Wound prevention and Management- includes free downloads eBooks)
Australian and New Zealand Clinical Practice Guideline for Prevention and Management of Venous Leg Ulcers
This guideline was developed by the Australian Wound Management Association and the New Zealand Wound Care Society. The guideline presents a comprehensive review of the assessment, diagnosis, management and prevention of venous leg ulcers within the Australian and New Zealand health care context, based on the best evidence available up to January 2011.
CPD professional guides
Wound care: A guide for healthcare professionals
Jan Rice. CPD development practice. Nov, 2019. ©Ausmed. (AU resource)
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Wound Management Hub
A comprehensive collection of wound management education for all healthcare professionals
51 Resources (including articles, videos and infographics) ©Ausmed
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