HOPES for palliative wounds

International Journal of Palliative Nursing; Jun 2017; vol. 23 (no. 6) pp 264-268
Woo, Kevin

Kevin Woo looks at the clinical assessment of key symptoms which he says should include (H)aemorrhage, (O)dour control, (P)ain, (P)ruritis, (E)xudate and (S)uperficial bioburden, as recommended by the European Oncology Nursing Society.