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dc.contributor.authorGillespie, Brigid M
dc.contributor.authorWalker, Rachel
dc.contributor.authorLin, Frances
dc.contributor.authorRoberts, Shelley
dc.contributor.authorEskes, Anne
dc.contributor.authorPerry, Jodie
dc.contributor.authorBirgan, Sean
dc.contributor.authorNieuwenhoven, Paul
dc.contributor.authorGarrahy, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorProbert, Rosalind
dc.contributor.authorChaboyer, Wendy
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-18T04:03:35Z
dc.date.available2019-12-18T04:03:35Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn0962-1067
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/jocn.15135
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/389838
dc.description.abstractAim: Describe and compare current surgical wound care practices across two hospitals in two health services districts, Australia. Background: Surgical site infections (SSI) are a complication of surgery and occur in up to 9.5% of surgical procedures, yet they are preventable. Despite the existence of clinical guidelines for SSI prevention, there remains high variation in wound care practice. Design: Prospective comparative design using structured observations and chart audit. Methods: A specifically developed audit tool was used to collect data on observed wound care practices, documentation of wound assessment and practice, and patients’ clinical characteristics from patients’ electronic medical records. Structured observations of a consecutive sample of surgical patients receiving wound care with a convenience sample of nurses were undertaken. The manuscript adheres to the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement. Results: In total, 154 nurses undertaking acute wound care and 257 surgical patients who received wound care were observed. Across hospitals, hand hygiene adherence after dressing change was lowest (Hospital A: 8/113, 7%; Hospital B: 16/144, 11%; χ2 8.93, p = .347). Most wound dressing practices were similar across sites, except hand hygiene prior to dressing change (Hospital A: 107/113, 95%; Hospital B: 131/144, 91%; (χ2 7.736, p = .021) and use of clean gloves using non‐touch technique (Hospital A: 88/113, 78%; Hospital B: 90/144, 63%; χ2 8.313, p = .016). The most commonly documented wound characteristic was wound type (Hospital A: 43/113, 38%; Hospital B: 70/144, 49%). What nurses documented differed significantly across sites (p<.05). Conclusions: Clinical variations in wound care practice is likely influenced by clinical context. Relevance to clinical practice: Using an evidence‐based approach to surgical wound management will help reduce patients’ risk of wound‐related complications.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Clinical Nursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth services and systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic health
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4203
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4206
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.titleWound care practices across two acute care settings: A comparative study
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationGillespie, BM; Walker, R; Lin, F; Roberts, S; Eskes, A; Perry, J; Birgan, S; Nieuwenhoven, P; Garrahy, E; Probert, R; Chaboyer, W, Wound care practices across two acute care settings: A comparative study, Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2019
dc.date.updated2019-12-17T04:30:35Z
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gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version
gro.rights.copyright© 2019 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Wound care practices across two acute care settings: A comparative study, Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2019, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15135. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving (http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-828039.html)
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gro.griffith.authorWalker, Rachel M.
gro.griffith.authorGillespie, Brigid M.
gro.griffith.authorRoberts, Shelley J.
gro.griffith.authorChaboyer, Wendy


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