Change Theory: The Use of Medihoney to Heal Chronic Leg Ulcers

CHANGE THEORY
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Health and Medicine
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Change theory and rational for choosing it
Change theory or change knowledge is an important tool used to inform nurses on the ancient methods used to dress wounds and still achieve the best results equal to using the modern methods that have been developed over time. Change theory works very well with nurses because they understand the dynamic changes that take place in the process of dressing the chronic ulcers wound in adult patients. A good example in which change theory has been expressed quite clearly is the increase of ‘professional learning communities' (PLCs). Although theory of action faults the change theory stating that PLCs does not deliver the results as required, change theory still remained the appropriate because it focuses on the medical training institutions and the professional component such as medical doctors, pharmacists and nurses.
How change theory work to support the proposed solutions
The main objective of dressing wound is to manage the pain, eliminate bad odor and reduce the chances of further infection. The process tries to inhibit or minimizes the chance of bacteria multiplying further. Wound dressing is done using different methods available in the health profession, depending with the type of the wound to be dressed. It includes the use of antimicrobial elements or compounds such as honey, silver and iodine which were used in the ancient time before the infection of modern antimicrobial drugs manufactured by pharmaceutical. However, it is...