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D Krasner

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Reading right: an exercise in critique.

The previous critique of the "mini-article" merely scratches the surface with respect to critical reading of the literature. However, it is of vital importance to know whether the authors' conclusions are substantiated by the results obtained. Therefore, do not be intimidated by the data; pull out your calculator, verify the numbers, and practice your critical reading skills. After all, practice makes perfect!

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Wound care products.

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Minimizing factors that impair wound healing: a nursing approach.

Chronic wounds present tremendous challenges to the healthcare team. Unlike acute wounds that usually progress neatly in a timely manner through the inflammation, proliferation and maturation phases of the healing process, chronic wounds deviate from the predictable sequence of regeneration and repair. To aid the healing process, there are five questions a nurse should ask when assessing a wound: "What is it?" "At what stage in the wound healing process is this wound?" "Is this wound healing at the expected rate?" "What local factors exist that may be delaying the healing process of this wound?" and "What systemic factors exist that may be delaying the healing process of this wound?" At various points in the process, specific concerns then need to be targeted. Initially, prevent or control infection. Then optimize exudate control and remove foreign bodies. Finally, prevent premature wound closure or contracture, especially in infected or undermining wounds. When the five assessment questions are answered and specific concerns have been addressed, the wound should proceed through the normal phases of the wound healing process. Throughout the process, attention to factors such as nutrition, systemic conditions, and perfusion is essential if healing is to be optimized.

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Timing issues for wound care research.

While certain issues related to time, such as time to healing, are frequently discussed in the wound care literature, other important time-related issues for conducting and interpreting wound research are only rarely addressed. Time presents serious philosophical and methodological challenges that can have a significant impact on the validity, reliability or rigor of a study and are, therefore, worthy of consideration. This article discusses four commonly encountered time-related problems for wound research (time-congruent research questions and designs, time specific measurement tools and protocols, retrospective versus prospective studies, and time sampling/sequential triangulation), presents examples to illustrate these problems, and posits some solutions. Five questions are offered as a guide for determining whether wound research tools and protocols adequately address time-related research issues.

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