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WOUND CARE
Table 4.8
Policy Document
Response Chart Percentage Count
Yes, Please explain (Please 7% 1
share policy or guideline by
kindly attaching an electronic
copy to my email, if possible)
We have a local policy 21% 3
No 71% 10
Total Responses 14
Consistency in nursing practice. Table 4.9 shows that 50% of the participants reported
‘very consistent’ nursing practice, whereas 31% of the participants stated ‘somewhat consistent’
practices. 12% of the participants reported ‘not consistent’ and 6% responded ‘don’t know’. In
general, participants informed consistent practice regarding the use of skin assessments and
wound dressing changes during radiotherapy.
Table 4.9
Consistency in Nursing Practice
Response Chart Percentage Count
Very consistent 50% 8
Somewhat consistent 31% 5
Not consistent 12% 2
Don't know 6% 1
Total Responses 16
A comparison bar chart in Figure 4.4 below, of the questions, “How often is a patient's
wound assessed” with “How consistent is nursing practice regarding the use of skin assessments
