Establishing a Comprehensive Wound Care Team and Program

Abstract

A comprehensive, interdisciplinary wound care team is of great importance to the management of acute, chronic, and recurrent wounds. This management functions best for the patient when all members of the team are in regular discussion regarding the wound care plan, providing more efficient and timelier patient-centered care. This article reviews the roles of different disciplines in the management of wounds. These disciplines include rehabilitation physicians, wound care nurses, registered nurses and certified nursing assistants, surgical teams, specialists of infectious diseases and mental health, dieticians, and patients and caregivers. A case study is also provided.

Keywords: Colostomy; Debridement; Myocutaneous flap; Nursing; Physician; Psychology; Surgery; Therapist.