Advances in Skin, Wound Care and Tissue Science

Wound Care and Nursing

As the science of wound care evolves into a more complex environment, nursing is challenged to meet this complexity. Traditionally and generically, therapeutic nutrition, mobility, psychosocial support, hygiene, and comfort.  At all levels, in practice settings spanning from critical care through <a data-cke-saved-href="" href="&quot;https://woundcare.conferenceseries.com/call-for-abstracts.php&quot;" title="&quot;palliative" care"="">palliative care, from hospitals to battlefield, and from gene therapy to gauze, it is the nurse who is principally caring for patients with wounds.  The role of nursing in wound care from a historical and evolutionary perspective helps to characterize the trend towards advanced practice nursing in the wound care specialty. Delineation of nursing roles consistent with Nursing Education, licensure and certification will enhance collaboration with the wound team and achieve best outcomes for patients.