Providing wound management in an aged psychiatric facility
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Providing wound management in an aged psychiatric facility
In January 2010, Podiatry staff at Caulfield Hospital were approached to provide a wound round at Caulfield’s Aged Psychiatric care facility, Namara. Staff at the facility acknowledged an increasing prevalence of foot wounds and a concern was raised by senior staff that the nursing staff had limited wound management knowledge and that it was difficult to transfer the residents to other sites fo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1757-1146
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1146-4-s1-p55