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Wound Care Best Practices 2003 Survey

Dear Healthcare Provider:

Thank you for your interest in best wound care practices. We invite you to be a part of our second survey by answering the brief set of questions below. Please be assured that this survey is part of an ongoing research effort and is not part of any sales or marketing effort. Your individual responses will be kept confidential. When you have completed the survey, please click on the button at the bottom to submit your input to Wound Care Protocols, Inc.

1. To what extent are you personally involved in helping to educate other caregivers on wound care best practices?
	Extremely involved	Not very involved
	Very involved	Not at all involved
	Somewhat involved

2. In the last three months, how often did a colleague or someone else ask you to consult on a specific wound care case?
	Never - (SKIP TO QUESTION 6)	6-10 Times
	1-2 Times	11-15 Times
	3-5 Times	16 or more times

3. To which of the following professionals/groups did you consult on a wound care case in the last 3 months? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
	Wound care specialist nurses	Surgeons
	Non-specialist nurses	Formulary committee
	Nursing directors	Purchasing department
	Infection control nurse/committee	Other (SPECIFY):
	Physicians

4. The list below contains types of wound cases on which you might be asked to consult. Please rank the three types you are most often asked to consult on. Place a "1" next to the type of case you are most often asked to consult on, a "2" next to the type of case you are next most often asked to consult on, and a "3" next to the type of case you are third most frequently asked to consult on.
	Difficult-to-heal wounds	Infection control
	Exudate management	Difficult-to-dress areas of the body
	Dressing or related product selection	Odor control
	Pain management	Cost effective methods of care
	Skin breakdown	Other (SPECIFY):
	Limb preservation

5. By what methods to you typically consult or provide education? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
	In-person consultation	Sharing of scientific literature
	Phone consultation	Other: (SPECIFY)
	Educational seminars to groups of professionals

6. How important is it that residents receive education on best wound care practices as part of their medical education?
	Extremely important	Not very important
	Very important	Not at all important
	Somewhat important

7. To what extent do the physician residents you work with receive education on best wound care practices as part of their medical education?
	They receive a lot of education	They receive no education
	They receive some education	I do not work with physician residents
	They receive little education

8. How well educated is your supervisor on best wound care practices?
	Extremely well educated	Not well educated
	Very well educated	Not at all educated
	Somewhat educated	I have no supervisor

9. Are you currently involved in a team-based approach to wound care?
	Yes - (CONTINUE)	No - (SKIP TO QUESTION 12)

10. On the list below, please check off the other members of the team.
	Registered nurse	General physician
	Clinical nurse specialist	Dermatologist
	CWOCN/enterostomal therapist	Vascular surgeon
	Certified wound specialist	Podiatrist
	Nurse practitioner	Other (SPECIFY):

11. What is the primary role of this team?


12. Do you have formal wound care protocols established in your facility/practice?
	Yes - (CONTINUE)	Not sure - (SKIP TO QUESTION 14)
	No - (SKIP TO QUESTION 14)

13. Who has responsibility for establishing wound care protocols in your facility/practice? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
	Wound care team	Head physician/surgeon
	Wound care specialist nurse	Other (SPECIFY):
	Nursing director

14. Which of the following procedures are followed in the assessment of new dressings at your facility/practice? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
	Consult peers who may have experience with product	Evaluation of overall cost effectiveness
	Caregiver tests free samples	Evaluation of potential side effects
	Caregiver issues report on effectiveness of treatment	Review of clinical data provided by manufacturer
	Evaluation of unit costs	Literature search
	Formal clinical study	Other (SPECIFY):


16. Which factors are most effective in encouraging change from out-dated treatments (e.g. wet-to-dry gauze) to more advanced wound care approaches? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
	Persistence (requesting change frequently)
	Open communication based on a current working relationship
	Sharing scientific literature
	Educational presentations by manufacturers
	Educational presentations by professional peers
	In-person consultation


17. Below are specific aspects of wound care. Rank the top three aspects for which availability of more information/training would be most useful. Assign a "1" to the aspect for which more information/training would be MOST useful, a "2" to the second aspect for which more information/training would be useful, and "3" to the third aspect for which more information/training would be useful.
	Differences between dressing types	Cost effectiveness
	Infection control and prevention	Prevention of skin breakdown
	Exudate management	Patient compliance
	Pain management	Best practices protocols

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15. The list below represents major challenges or problems you may personally encounter in your daily practice with respect to wound care. In the first column, please check which challenges you face on a daily basis. In the second column, please rank the three challenges you face most often. Assign a "1" to the challenge you face most often, a "2" to the challenge you face second most often, and a "3" to the challenge you face third most often.
	Challenges Faced	Top 3 Challenges Faced
Wounds requiring debridement ----------------------------------------
Wound odor-----------------------------------------------------------
Clinical signs of infection------------------------------------------------
Wound pain------------------------------------------------------------
Dressing/product won't stay on wound----------------------------------
Managing high exudate wounds-----------------------------------------
Lack of compliance----------------------------------------------------
Cost-pressures---------------------------------------------------------
Restrictions owing to reimbursement------------------------------------
Difficulty in making diagnosis-------------------------------------------
	----------
Lack of wound care knowledge by other staff--------------------------
Resistance to change by senior management----------------------------
Other (SPECIFY):


The following questions are for classification purposes only.

A. Your Degree/area of specialty (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
	Registered nurse
	Clinical nurse specialist
	CWOCN/enterostomal therapist
	Certified wound specialist
	Nurse practitioner
	General physician
	Dermatologist
	Vascular surgeon
	Podiatrist
	Other (SPECIFY):

B. Your work setting (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
	Private Practice/Self-Employed
	Home Care
	Hospital
	Clinic/Office
	Extended/Long-Term Care
	Other (SPECIFY):


Thank you for your time and commitment to advanced wound care. You can reach Wound Care Protocols at 1200 NE Territorial Road, #64, Canby, Oregon 97013; or fax 503-657-2913; or e-mail to woundcareprotocols@earthlink.net. Sincerely, Catherine A. Eager, BSN, RN, C, CWOCN, CWS