Document 0203
 DOCN  M9590203
 TI    Survey of the distribution and current management of wounds of clients
       with HIV/AIDS within a palliative care setting.
 DT    9509
 AU    Coughlan M; Spicer S; Dearden C; Cameron D; Sacred Heart Hospice,
       Darlinghurst N.S.W.
 SO    Annu Conf Australas Soc HIV Med. 1994 Nov 3-6;6:66 (unnumbered
       abstract). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ASHM6/95291896
 AB    The Sacred Heart Hospice is a palliative care facility with 100
       inpatient beds distributed over four wards. As part of a systematic
       approach to care, a baseline survey of the status and types of wounds
       experienced by clients with HIV/AIDS and the current management of those
       wounds was considered a priority. HIV/AIDS client groups within the
       Hospice include outpatients, community, respite and terminally ill.
       Differing types of wounds occur within each group and are treated by
       Hospice staff according to their knowledge and expertise. The survey was
       designed to identify the proportion of HIV/AIDS clients with wounds, the
       types of wounds experienced, the relationship between functional status
       and development of wounds, the application of wound management
       techniques and the rationale of those practices. Each ward was surveyed
       weekly for 4 weeks in relation to the criteria. Inconsistencies were
       apparent in assessment, treatment practices and rationale for
       management. The survey results led to the conclusion that there is a
       need to develop specific wound management standards and practices for
       clients with HIV/AIDS receiving palliative care. These results will be
       utilised in developing regular wound management audits by the Hospice's
       recently-established Wound Management Team.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*NURSING  *Hospices  Human  HIV
       Infections/*NURSING  New South Wales  Nursing Evaluation Research
       *Palliative Treatment  Terminal Care  Wounds and Injuries/*NURSING
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