Prevalence of skin problems and leg ulceration in a sample of young injecting drug users
Journal Article
Coull, A. F., Atherton, I., Taylor, A., & Watterson, A. E. (2014)
Prevalence of skin problems and leg ulceration in a sample of young injecting drug users. Harm Reduction Journal, 11(1), 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7517-11-22
Drug users suffer harm from the injecting process, and clinical services are reporting increasing numbers presenting with skin-related problems such as abscesses and leg ulcer...
Nursing best practice statements: an exploration of their implementation in clinical practice
Journal Article
Ring, N., Malcolm, C., Coull, A., Murphy-Black, T., & Watterson, A. (2005)
Nursing best practice statements: an exploration of their implementation in clinical practice. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 14(9), 1048-1058. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01225.x
Aims and objectives. To explore implementation of the first five Best Practice Statements from the perspective of nurses involved in their development.
Background. Best Practi...
Analysis of the impact of a national initiative to promote evidence-based nursing practice
Journal Article
Ring, N., Coull, A., Howie, C., Murphy-Black, T., & Watterson, A. (2006)
Analysis of the impact of a national initiative to promote evidence-based nursing practice. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 12(4), 232-240. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-172x.2006.00569.x
Best Practice Statements (BPS) are designed to facilitate evidence-based practice. This descriptive, exploratory study evaluated
the impact of five of these statements in Scot...
Innovative web-based distance learning
Journal Article
Coull, A. (2005)
Innovative web-based distance learning. Wounds UK, 1(1), 56-61
Nursing management of leg ulceration is a skilled activity requiring the integration of both practice and theoretical knowledge. Access to specialist education programmes is e...
Making Sense of Split Skin Grafts
Journal Article
Coull, A. F. (1991)
Making Sense of Split Skin Grafts. Nursing Times, 87(27),
No abstract available.
Effect of a National Community Intervention Programme on Healing Rates of Chronic Leg Ulcer: Randomised Controlled Trial
Journal Article
Finnie, A. (2002)
Effect of a National Community Intervention Programme on Healing Rates of Chronic Leg Ulcer: Randomised Controlled Trial. Phlebology, 17(2), 47-53. https://doi.org/10.1177/026835550201700202
Background and Objective:
Chronic leg ulcer is a common cause of serious disability in the elderly. Healing rates of chronic leg ulcers of 50–75% at 3–6 months have been repor...
Interface pressure measurements in leg ulcer management
Journal Article
Finnie, A. (2000)
Interface pressure measurements in leg ulcer management. British Journal of Nursing, 9(Sup1), S8-S18. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2000.9.Sup1.6353
Interface pressure measurements are undertaken in health care as a useful tool to assist in understanding the pressures that exist between the skin surface and another surface...
Injecting drug use: implications for skin and wound management
Journal Article
Finnie, A., & Nicolson, P. (2002)
Injecting drug use: implications for skin and wound management. British Journal of Nursing, 11(Sup1), S17-S28. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2002.11.sup1.12246
This article, the first of two parts, introduces the difficulties facing nurses working with injecting drug users with skin problems. Drug abuse is increasing globally, and ha...
Role definition and structured progress for tissue viability nurses
Journal Article
Finnie, A. (2001)
Role definition and structured progress for tissue viability nurses. British Journal of Nursing, 10(Sup2), S6-S7. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2001.10.sup2.12339
Guest Editorial.
Tissue viability nursing is a relatively new specialty. We know that tissue viability nurses (TVNs) are a valuable resource and that the development of a coo...
Hydrocolloids in wound management: pros and cons
Journal Article
Finnie, A. (2002)
Hydrocolloids in wound management: pros and cons. British Journal of Community Nursing, 7(7), 338-345. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2002.7.7.10633
Hydrocolloids are interactive dressings which are well established in wound management. Because of their sophisticated composition, they can be used to manage a variety of wou...