All Stories

  1. Safe and effective wound care during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Article • Journal of Wound Care, November 2020, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  2. Prevention of skin damage caused by the protective equipment used to mitigate COVID-19: monthly update

    Article • Journal of Wound Care, July 2020, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  3. Update to device-related pressure ulcers: SECURE prevention. COVID-19, face masks and skin damage

    Article • Journal of Wound Care, May 2020, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  4. Bacterial-binding dressings in the management of wound healing and infection prevention: a narrative review

    Article • Journal of Wound Care, June 2019, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  5. Emergency department nurse's attitudes towards patients who self-harm: A meta-analysis

    Article • International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, November 2018, Wiley

    Dr Karen Ousey

  6. Disinfection of artificially contaminated gloved hands reduces transmission of Staphylococcus epidermidis to catheter valves

    Article • Journal of Hospital Infection, November 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Karen Ousey

  7. Effects and safety of atmospheric low-temperature plasma on bacterial reduction in chronic wounds and wound size reduction: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • International Wound Journal, October 2018, Wiley

    Professor Ojan Assadian, Dr Karen Ousey

  8. Chlorhexidine-coated surgical gloves influence the bacterial flora of hands over a period of 3 hours

    Article • Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, September 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Karen Ousey

  9. Information and communication in the emergency department

    Article • International Emergency Nursing, August 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Karen Ousey

  10. Sharing international innovations

    Article • Journal of Wound Care, July 2018, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  11. Identifying and treating foot ulcers in patients with diabetes: saving feet, legs and lives

    Article • Journal of Wound Care, May 2018, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  12. A cost-effectiveness analysis of a hydration response technology dressing in the treatment of venous leg ulcers in the UK

    Article • Journal of Wound Care, March 2018, Mark Allen Group

    Stefan Walzer, Dr Karen Ousey

  13. Tracking digital ulcers in systemic sclerosis: a feasibility study assessing lesion area in patient-recorded smartphone photographs

    Article • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, February 2018, BMJ

    Dr Karen Ousey

  14. Perioperative, local and systemic warming in surgical site infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Journal of Wound Care, November 2017, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  15. Early identification of wound infection: understanding wound odour

    Article • Journal of Wound Care, October 2017, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  16. Exploring pressures, tissue reperfusion and body positioning: a pilot evaluation

    Article • Journal of Wound Care, October 2017, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  17. Are new nurses work ready – The impact of preceptorship. An integrative systematic review

    Article • Journal of Professional Nursing, September 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Karen Ousey

  18. Waiting for change

    Article • Journal of Wound Care, June 2017, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  19. Development of a model to demonstrate the effects of friction and pressure on skin in relation to pressure ulcer formation

    Article • Wear, April 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Karen Ousey

  20. The potential benefits of using aloe vera in stoma patient skin care

    Article • British Journal of Nursing, March 2017, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  21. Management and cost of surgical site infection in patients undergoing surgery for spinal metastasis

    Article • Journal of Hospital Infection, February 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Karen Ousey

  22. Hydro-responsive wound dressings simplify T.I.M.E. wound management framework

    Article • British Journal of Community Nursing, December 2016, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  23. Wound bed preparation

    Article • British Journal of Community Nursing, December 2016, Mark Allen Group

    Mrs Leanne J Atkin, Dr Karen Ousey

  24. Cuts to training: false econmony

    Article • Journal of Wound Care, November 2016, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  25. Can the design of glove dispensing boxes influence glove contamination?

    Article • Journal of Hospital Infection, November 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Karen Ousey

  26. The role of resilience in rebuilding lives of injured veterans

    Article • Journal of Wound Care, October 2016, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  27. Enhancing skin integrity: an interprofessional approach

    Article • Journal of Wound Care, September 2016, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  28. An assessment of key risk factors for surgical site infection in patients undergoing surgery for spinal metastases

    Article • Journal of Wound Care, September 2016, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  29. Survival of patients undergoing surgery for metastatic spinal tumours and the impact of surgical site infection

    Article • Journal of Hospital Infection, September 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Karen Ousey

  30. Exploring psychology and nursing students perceptions of disgust

    Article • Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, August 2016, Sciedu Press

    Dr Karen Ousey

  31. Exploring nurses' and patients' feelings of disgust associated with malodorous wounds: a rapid review

    Article • Journal of Wound Care, August 2016, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  32. An investigation to assess ankle mobility in healthy individuals from the application of multi-component compression bandages and compression hosiery

    Article • Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Karen Ousey

  33. The importance of hydration in wound healing: reinvigorating the clinical perspective

    Article • Journal of Wound Care, March 2016, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  34. Wound healing and hyper-hydration: a counterintuitive model

    Article • Journal of Wound Care, February 2016, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  35. Investigating staff knowledge of safeguarding and pressure ulcers in care homes

    Article • Journal of Wound Care, January 2016, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  36. A systematic review and meta-analysis of factors that relate to aggression perpetrated against nurses by patients/relatives or staff

    Article • Journal of Clinical Nursing, October 2015, Wiley

    Dr Karen Ousey

  37. Perioperative warming therapy for preventing surgical site infection in adults undergoing surgery

    Article • June 2015, Wiley

    Dr Karen Ousey

  38. Evidence update on prevention of surgical site infection

    Article • Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, April 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Karen Ousey

  39. Exploring Resilience When Living with a Wound — An Integrative Literature Review

    Article • Healthcare, September 2014, MDPI AG

    Dr Karen Ousey

  40. Effective research without walls – Reflections on an international partnership

    Article • International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing, August 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Karen Ousey

  41. Nursing and aggression in the workplace: a systematic review

    Article • British Journal of Nursing, June 2014, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  42. Cost-Effective Use of Silver Dressings for the Treatment of Hard-to-Heal Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2014, PLOS

    Dr Karen Ousey, Professor Gregor B Jemec

  43. Exploring portable negative pressure wound therapy devices in the community

    Article • British Journal of Community Nursing, March 2014, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  44. Investigating perceptions of the academic educational environment across six undergraduate health care courses in the United Kingdom

    Article • Nurse Education in Practice, January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Karen Ousey

  45. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) for spinal wounds: a systematic review

    Article • The Spine Journal, October 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Karen Ousey

  46. Identifying and exploring physical and psychological morbidity and patient and family caregiver resilience following acute wound development and/or wound blistering post orthopaedic surgery: a systematic review

    Article • International Wound Journal, March 2013, Wiley

    Dr Karen Ousey

  47. 3 Quality of life: patient safety and satisfaction

    Article • British Journal of Nursing, March 2013, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  48. Final year student nurses' experiences of wound care: an evaluation

    Article • British Journal of Community Nursing, March 2013, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey, Mrs Leanne J Atkin

  49. Improving access to CPD for nurses: the uptake of online provision

    Article • British Journal of Community Nursing, February 2013, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  50. Foreword

    Article • British Journal of Nursing, November 2012, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  51. Closing the Link

    Article • British Journal of Nursing, November 2012, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  52. Foreword

    Article • British Journal of Nursing, November 2012, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  53. Closing the Link

    Article • British Journal of Nursing, November 2012, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  54. Problems with competence assessment as it applies to student nurses

    Article • Nurse Education in Practice, November 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Karen Ousey

  55. Management of self-harm wounds

    Article • Nursing Standard, October 2012, RCNi

    Dr Karen Ousey

  56. A pilot study exploring quality of life experienced by patients undergoing negative-pressure wound therapy as part of their wound care treatment compared to patients receiving standard wound care

    Article • International Wound Journal, October 2012, Wiley

    Dr Karen Ousey

  57. Response to Moore Z & Cowman S (2012) Pressure ulcer prevalence and prevention practices in care of the older person in the Republic of Ireland, Journal of Clinical Nursing 21, 362-371

    Article • Journal of Clinical Nursing, March 2012, Wiley

    Dr Karen Ousey

  58. Achieving international consensus for the prevention of orthopaedic wound blistering: results of a Delphi survey

    Article • International Wound Journal, March 2012, Wiley

    Dr Karen Ousey

  59. Importance of holistic wound assessment

    Article • Independent Nurse, March 2012, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey, Mrs Leanne J Atkin

  60. Preparing students to competently measure blood pressure in the real-world environment: A comparison between New Zealand and the United Kingdom

    Article • Nurse Education in Practice, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Karen Ousey

  61. Wound healing in pre-tibial injuries - an observation study

    Article • International Wound Journal, November 2011, Wiley

    Dr Karen Ousey

  62. Finding and using evidence in academic assignments: The bane of student life

    Article • Nurse Education in Practice, September 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Karen Ousey

  63. Demystifying wound infection: identification and management

    Article • Practice Nursing, August 2011, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey, Mrs Leanne J Atkin

  64. Understanding the importance of holistic wound assessment

    Article • Practice Nursing, June 2011, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey, Mrs Leanne J Atkin

  65. Inclusion or exclusion – recruiting Black and Minority ethnic community individuals as simulated patients

    Article • Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care, May 2011, Emerald

    Dr Karen Ousey

  66. Understanding patient reported outcome measures (PROMs)

    Article • British Journal of Community Nursing, February 2011, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey, Mrs Leanne J Atkin

  67. Effectively assessing risk: maintaining quality

    Article • British Journal of Community Nursing, January 2011, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  68. The clinical credibility of nurse educators: Time the debate was put to rest

    Article • Nurse Education Today, October 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Karen Ousey

  69. A degree of experience

    Article • Nursing Standard, August 2010, RCNi

    Dr Karen Ousey

  70. Effective management of acute faecal incontinence in hospital: review of continence management systems

    Article • Frontline Gastroenterology, June 2010, BMJ

    Dr Karen Ousey

  71. Pressure ulcers: understanding the challenges of promoting quality

    Article • British Journal of Nursing, June 2010, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  72. Challenges facing tissue viability in 2010

    Article • British Journal of Nursing, June 2010, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  73. Embedding the quality agenda into tissue viability and wound care

    Article • British Journal of Nursing, June 2010, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  74. Focus on negative pressure: exploring the barriers to adoption

    Article • British Journal of Community Nursing, March 2010, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  75. Randomized controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis of silver-donating antimicrobial dressings for venous leg ulcers (VULCAN trial) (Br J Surg2009; 96: 1147-1156)

    Article • BJS, March 2010, Wiley

    Dr Karen Ousey, Prof Georgina T Gethin

  76. Implementing the quality accounts agenda in tissue viability

    Article • Nursing Standard, February 2010, RCNi

    Dr Karen Ousey

  77. Teaching Anatomy and Physiology Online Using Problem-Based Learning

    Article • February 2010, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Karen Ousey, Mr Stephen A White

  78. Tissue viability and the Quality Accounts agenda

    Article • British Journal of Nursing, November 2009, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  79. Socialization of student nurses - the role of the mentor

    Article • Learning in Health and Social Care, September 2009, Wiley

    Dr Karen Ousey

  80. Topical antimicrobial agents for the treatment of chronic wounds

    Article • British Journal of Community Nursing, September 2009, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Karen Ousey

  81. Heel ulceration – An exploration of the issues

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing, May 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Karen Ousey

  82. Developing a Multi-professional e-Learning Mentor Update Package

    Article • February 2009, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Karen Ousey, Mr Stephen A White

  83. Lower Extremity Wounds

    Article • January 2008, Wiley

    Dr Karen Ousey

  84. The theory–practice relationship in nursing: A debate

    Article • Nurse Education in Practice, July 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Karen Ousey

  85. Solution Focused Nursing. Rethinking Practice

    Article • Journal of Advanced Nursing, July 2007, Wiley

    Dr Karen Ousey

  86. Being a real nurse – Concepts of caring and culture in the clinical areas

    Article • Nurse Education in Practice, May 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Karen Ousey

  87. Problem based learning: developing the triggers. Experiences from a first wave site

    Article • Nurse Education in Practice, September 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Karen Ousey

  88. The first year of a problem-based learning curriculum

    Article • Nursing Standard, February 2003, RCNi

    Dr Karen Ousey

  89. Promoting evidence-based education in tissue viability

    Article • Nursing Standard, April 2001, RCNi

    Dr Karen Ousey

  90. Bridging the theory–practice gap? The role of the lecturer/practitioner in supporting pre-registration students gaining clinical experience in an orthopaedic unit

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing, September 2000, Elsevier

    Dr Karen Ousey

  91. BOOK REVIEW

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing, August 2000, Elsevier

    Dr Karen Ousey

  92. Introduction

    Article • Wiley

    Dr Karen Ousey

  93. Physiology of Wound Healing

    Article • Wiley

    Dr Karen Ousey

  94. Pressure Ulcers

    Article • Wiley

    Dr Karen Ousey

  95. The Need for a Multiprofessional Approach in Wound Care

    Article • Wiley

    Dr Karen Ousey

  96. Preparing healthcare mentors in clinical practice

    Article • IGI Global

    Mr Stephen A White, Dr Karen Ousey