Competence areas for registered nurses and podiatrists in chronic wound care, and their role in wound care practice.

Wound care is an important part of clinical practice in nursing and podiatry. It is suggested that registered nurses and podiatrists need general competence in chronic wound care to carry out evidence-based, safe, high-quality and cost-effective care. These results could be used to define registered nurses' and podiatrists' competence areas and roles in evidence-based wound care as independent healthcare professionals.