.RTICLE
Wound care evidence, knowledge and education amongst nurses: a semi-systematic literature review
Lynn Welsh
School of Health, Nursing and Midwifery, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, Scotland
International Wound Journal ISSN 1742-4801
 Key words
Education; Nurse; Tissue Viability; Wound
Correspondence to
Lynn Welsh, PGCert TLHE, MSc, BSc (Hon), MA, RN, Lecturer in Nursing
School of Health
Nursing and Midwifery
University of the West of Scotland Paisley Campus
Room A418
PA1 2BE, 0141 849 4320, Scotland E-mail: Lynn.welsh@uws.ac.uk
doi: 10.1111/iwj.12822
Welsh L. Wound care evidence, knowledge and education amongst nurses: a semi-systematic literature review.Key Messages
o theeffectivemanagementofchronicwoundsiscomplex, and in order to maximise outcomes for patients, it is rec- ommended that those involved in their care and treatment should have the appropriate knowledge and skills; how- ever, little is known about nurses' knowledge, skills and education in this capacity
o a semi-systematic literature review was carried out to determine the current evidence base underpinning wound care; the extent of utilisation of existing evidence by nurses involved in the management of wounds in practice; and the nature and knowledge, skills and education of nurses involved in wound careA semi-systematic review of the literature was undertaken on Cinahl, Medline Science Direct and Cochrane using the search terms: wound, tissue viability, education, nurse, with limitations set for dates between 2009 and 2017 and English language.The evidence underpinning wound care practice should be further developed, includ- ing the conduction of independent studies and research of qualitative design to obtain rich data on both patient and clinician experiences of all aspects of wound management.Indeed, wound care represents between 35% and 65% of community nurses' caseloads ((7,8)), which has significant implications for an increas- ingly overstretched and pressurised DN work force (6,9,10).