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More and more hospitals have care units made up exclusively of nurses, who carry out their work independently of doctors.
The role of nurses in the care and attention of patients increases and more and more hospitals have care units formed exclusively by this group that carries out their work independently of doctors.
An example is the Hospital del Henares (Madrid), which for almost a year has had a specific consultation for chronic wounds and joins those existing in the Ramón y Cajal Hospital, the Clínico and the Villalba Hospital also in Madrid, the Hospital Valme (Seville), the General Hospital of Segovia and the Central Hospital of Asturias.
This consultation is led by nurse María Jesús Bernarte, who carries out her work independently of doctors and treats chronic wounds that do not evolve well, surgical wounds, traumatic wounds, pressure ulcers or diabetic foot, among other ailments.
"By having this type of units, it is easier for the patient not to have to be hospitalized, which means less healthcare costs and, above all, it guarantees that the patient is cared for by personnel who are experts in this type of wounds," explains Bernarte.
Unlike what happens in this center, in other hospitals it is the staff nurses who care for patients, but they are not always specifically trained to care for complex wounds.
However, there are also drawbacks. "The rotation of nurses means that patients are not always assisted by the same professionals, and this lack of continuity in care can cause delays in healing or the ulcer not thriving as it should," says Bernarte.
