Wound Care in Home Care: The Global Perspective

Healthcare differs dramatically between countries. This chapter highlights the differences among home healthcare nurses who care for patients with wounds in South Africa, Australia, Canada, and the United States. The authors outline how home care is provided in each of these countries and describe t...

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Main Authors: Peirce, Ben, Smart, Hiske, Carville, Keryln, Harris, Connie
Other Authors: Krasner DL
Format: Book Chapter
Published: HMP Communications 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45762
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Smart, Hiske
Carville, Keryln
Harris, Connie
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description Healthcare differs dramatically between countries. This chapter highlights the differences among home healthcare nurses who care for patients with wounds in South Africa, Australia, Canada, and the United States. The authors outline how home care is provided in each of these countries and describe the challenges and successes they have experienced. The authors’ insights provide valuable information for community-based providers around the world.Objectives: The reader will be challenged to: • Compare and contrast home care systems in different countries • Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of each system • Consider piloting ideas that may improve local wound home care services.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-457622023-02-07T08:01:22Z Wound Care in Home Care: The Global Perspective Peirce, Ben Smart, Hiske Carville, Keryln Harris, Connie Krasner DL Rodeheaver GT Sibbald RG Woo KY Healthcare differs dramatically between countries. This chapter highlights the differences among home healthcare nurses who care for patients with wounds in South Africa, Australia, Canada, and the United States. The authors outline how home care is provided in each of these countries and describe the challenges and successes they have experienced. The authors’ insights provide valuable information for community-based providers around the world.Objectives: The reader will be challenged to: • Compare and contrast home care systems in different countries • Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of each system • Consider piloting ideas that may improve local wound home care services. 2012 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45762 HMP Communications restricted
spellingShingle Peirce, Ben
Smart, Hiske
Carville, Keryln
Harris, Connie
Wound Care in Home Care: The Global Perspective
title Wound Care in Home Care: The Global Perspective
title_full Wound Care in Home Care: The Global Perspective
title_fullStr Wound Care in Home Care: The Global Perspective
title_full_unstemmed Wound Care in Home Care: The Global Perspective
title_short Wound Care in Home Care: The Global Perspective
title_sort wound care in home care: the global perspective
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45762