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Published on: December 4, 2021
[Role and missions of the mobile wound healing team]
Isabelle Barcos1, Yvonne Gautier1, Christine Jousselin1
1CHU de Bordeaux, 12, rue Dubernat, 33404 Talence, cedex, France.
Abstract:
The actions carried out by the mobile wounds and cicatrisation team of Bordeaux university hospital help to harmonise professional practices, with benefits for the hospital, the caregivers and the patients. Within the team, this "mentoring system" also strengthens the expertise of individual nurses. The results obtained over the last two years show that the scheme provides real added value in terms of the quality of care, in a context of a constant search for efficiency.
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