Compassionate wound care: An integrated intervention for people who self-injure

Rayner, Gillian orcid iconORCID: 0000-0001-7293-525X, Blackburn, Joanna and Ousey, Karen (2018) Compassionate wound care: An integrated intervention for people who self-injure. Nurse Prescribing, 16 (12). pp. 616-620. ISSN 1479-9189

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.12968/npre.2018.16.12.616

Abstract

This article discusses how an integrated physical, psychological and social approach to wound care can help improve the quality of life for people who self-injure. The health professional should demonstrate compassion while teaching the person who self-injures how to provide their own wound care. Compassionate care may help the patient improve their self-compassion and reduce shame associated with this coping strategy, which may in turn avoid exacerbating self-harm when seeking healthcare.


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