Reapproximating a Skin Tear Flap.

Adv Skin Wound Care

Samantha Holloway, MSc, PGCE, RN, is Reader, Centre for Medical Education, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Wales, United Kingdom. Kimberly LeBlanc, PhD, RN, WOCN, is Academic Chair, Wound Ostomy Continence Institute, Association of Nurses Specialized in Wound Ostomy Continence Canada; Advanced Practice Nurse, KDS Professional Consulting; Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, Ontario; and Affiliate Faculty, Ingram School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec. Submitted January 5, 2022; accepted in revised form April 4, 2022.

Published: August 2022

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