CPD focus: a critical examination of five common wound care myths

Wynn, M ORCID: 0000-0001-9021-4747 (2025) CPD focus: a critical examination of five common wound care myths. Nursing standard. ISSN 0029-6570

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Abstract

Wound care is a complex and evolving practice. Despite a growing body of evidence on wound healing processes and wound infection management, misconceptions about wound care remain entrenched in nursing practice. These misconceptions can result in suboptimal patient outcomes and increase the economic burden on healthcare services. This article critically examines five common wound care myths - regarding moisture balance, wound sterility, wound swabbing, slough and dressing products - and provides guidance for nurses to support them to provide evidence-based wound care aligned with contemporary scientific understanding and principles of best practice.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This is the accepted version and not the final version of record
Uncontrolled Keywords:	clinical guidelines; dressings; evidence-based practice; exudate; nursing care; skin; tissue viability; wound care; wound care products; wound healing; wound management; 4203 Health Services and Systems; 4205 Nursing; 42 Health Sciences; Wound Healing and Care; Clinical Research; Health Services; Comparative Effectiveness Research; 1110 Nursing; 4204 Midwifery; 4205 Nursing
Subjects:	R Medicine > RT Nursing
Divisions:	Nursing and Advanced Practice
Publisher:	RCNi
Date of acceptance:	13 August 2025
Date Deposited:	11 Feb 2026 12:09
Last Modified:	11 Feb 2026 12:09
DOI or ID number:	10.7748/ns.2025.e12521
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/28083

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