Professional training and the outcome in wound treatment: A theoretical reflection

Background: A properly qualified professional, specialized and qualified to work guides his patient and family, with greater adherence to the proposed therapy, especially in cases of home visits, advising, acting as a health educator, acting correctly, ethically, and updated, enabling a dignified and quality offer to the patient. Aim: Reflect on the professional training of nurses in wound care and its influence on the outcome. Methods: This is a theoretical reflection based on current scientific literature and a case study, which took place in the time frame from June to August 2021. Results: In the first home consultation, on June 5, 2021, the patient was found to be in a process of dementia, disoriented, malnourished, with trochanteric and sacral lesions with signs of infection and necrosis. Anamnesis, care, and guidance to the family were carried out. Conclusion: The execution of therapeutic actions in the treatment of wounds must be performed by a qualified professional, trained to do so, to obtain good adherence to therapy, maintain the integrity of the skin, its dignity and provide quality of life. Implications for clinical practice: It is believed that this study can arouse the interest of professionals who treat wounds to qualify and update themselves always, in order to offer an adequate and effective.