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Wound bed preparation:an approach to brazilian nursing practice First Author: Suzana Aron Authors: Aron S. ET, RN; Pinto MDF, RN; Gamba MA, MD, PhD The chronic wounds are an important public health issue in Brazil due to the late diagnosis and,as a consequence, a delay in the healing process. The evaluation of these wounds is an essential tool for the multiprofessional team work, specially the nursing personel, and this also contributes to the acceleration of te healing process. In Brazil there is no agreement on how the wounds should be evaluated. This study's objective is to investigate the nurses'knowledge of wound bed preparation concept. This is a descriptive and exploratory study and it's part of a master's degree dissertation. The collected data were based on the application of Del aleta instrument to generalist nurses. Partial outcomes applied to a pretest on the knowledge of TIME demonstrated the following:83% of the nurses acknowledge a nonviable tissue;50% acknowledge the chronic inflammatory process and prescribe an aabsorbable dressing to control the wound exudate;and 25% acknowledge the need of debridement in order to advance the edge of wound. This way, the partial outcomes allow us to conclude that it's necessary to provide a specific qualification by introducing the new concepts of wound bed preparation to the chronic wounds management. |
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