Skin and wound care survey

Abstract

This article presents the 2019 Skin and Wound Survey results, which could assist in identifying gaps in nurses' skin and wound care knowledge and in developing nursing curricula and continuing professional development. The 2019 survey was conducted before the COVID-19 pandemic, and the results are compared with those from surveys conducted in 2004 and 2012. Author commentaries and additional input from the survey participants are also provided.

Exploring Nursing Students’ First Experiences Providing Wound and Ostomy Care to Patients: A Qualitative Study

“…[7][8][9] This results in graduates who cannot meet expectations in the clinical setting. 10 Nursing school curricula need to emphasize both chronic wound care and nursing professional development using a variety of learning methods, 11,12 which may be the most effective way to promote PI prevention in nursing education. 11,12 Based on these needs, the authors introduced nursing modules that focus on managing the increasing incidence of chronic wounds in their newly developed curriculum, 13 the Ostomy and Wound Care Nursing Track Program (OWCNTP).…”

Skin Changes from Inflammation or Pressure

“…Nurses consistently report that they did not receive adequate education in their initial nursing school education. 1 They express the need for more skin and wound content in nursing education and for continuing professional education. To add to our knowledge about what nursing students know about Pl, Bobbink and colleagues in Switzerland translated the Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Assessment Tool (PUKAT) into French.…”

“…Nurses consistently report that they did not receive adequate education in their initial nursing school education 1 . They express the need for more skin and wound content in nursing education and for continuing professional education.…”