TY - JOUR
T1 - Negative pressure wound therapy
T2 - Suggested solutions to barriers
AU - Ousey, Karen
AU - Milne, Jeanette
PY - 2013/9/27
Y1 - 2013/9/27
N2 - Effective communication to ensure maintenance of a seamless quality service for patients being transferred to the community from the acute sector with negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is essential. This paper reports the findings of a focus group convened to explore the decision making process; controversy or conflict surrounding the decisionmaking process; perceived barriers to seamless discharge and potential benefits of developing a UK standardized NPWT discharge documentation. A proposed algorithm is presented as a template for practitioners to use when discharging patients to the community to enhance timely and effective transfer.
AB - Effective communication to ensure maintenance of a seamless quality service for patients being transferred to the community from the acute sector with negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is essential. This paper reports the findings of a focus group convened to explore the decision making process; controversy or conflict surrounding the decisionmaking process; perceived barriers to seamless discharge and potential benefits of developing a UK standardized NPWT discharge documentation. A proposed algorithm is presented as a template for practitioners to use when discharging patients to the community to enhance timely and effective transfer.
KW - Communication
KW - Community focus group interview
KW - Negative pressure wound therapy
KW - Topical negative pressure
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77958462182&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.12968/bjcn.2010.15.Sup4.48378
DO - 10.12968/bjcn.2010.15.Sup4.48378
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:77958462182
VL - 15
SP - 36
EP - 40
JO - British Journal of Community Nursing
JF - British Journal of Community Nursing
SN - 1462-4753
IS - Sup4
ER -