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Tytuł:
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Addressing the Scottish burden of wounds through the Lens of Profound Knowledge.
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Autorzy:
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MacDonald J; Nurse Consultant Tissue Viability, Acute, Primary and Community Care, NHS Lothian.
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Źródło:
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British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing) [Br J Nurs] 2021 Nov 02; Vol. 30 (Sup20), pp. S34-S40.
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Typ publikacji:
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Journal Article
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Język:
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English
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Imprint Name(s):
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Publication: London : MA Healthcare
Original Publication: London : Mark Allen Pub., c1992-
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MeSH Terms:
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Health Resources*
Quality Improvement*
Cost-Benefit Analysis ; Humans ; Scotland/epidemiology
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Contributed Indexing:
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Keywords: Lens of Profound Knowledge; Quality improvement; Tissue viability nursing; Wound care costs; Wound management; Wound prevalence
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 20211116 Date Completed: 20211117 Latest Revision: 20211117
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Update Code:
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20240105
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DOI:
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10.12968/bjon.2021.30.Sup20.S34
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PMID:
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34781759
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The prevalence of wounds and the cost of treating them are increasing year on year. Improving the quality of wound care will improve patient outcomes and is a financial necessity. The Lens of Profound Knowledge is a tool that can be used to support quality improvement and identify where action is needed. It allows exploration of an organisation through four aspects-appreciate the system, understanding variation, psychology, and theory of knowledge-and working on all four aspects simultaneously is believed to increase the likelihood of achieving improvement. Improvements at and between all levels-microsystem (such as frontline services), mesosystem (health boards) and macrosystem (NHS Scotland)-would reduce variation in practice and prove to be both clinically and cost-effective. Given the rapidly growing population of people with unhealed wounds, wound care needs to be valued at all system levels and be adequately resourced.