J Clin Nurs. 2020;00:1–14. wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/jocn | 1 © 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Received: 28 October 2019 | Revised: 28 February 2020 | Accepted: 13 March 2020 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15278 REVIEW The outcomes and experience of people receiving community- based nurse-led wound care: A systematic review Anusuya Dhar BN, Registered Nurse 1 | Judith Needham EdD, Senior Lecturer 1 | Michelle Gibb PhD, Nurse Practitioner 2 | Elisabeth Coyne PhD, Senior Lecturer 1 1 School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Meadowbrook, QLD, Australia 2 Wound Specialist Services Pty Ltd, Brisbane, QLD, Australia Correspondence Anusuya Dhar, Student of Master of Acute Care Nursing program, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Logan campus, Griffith University, Meadowbrook, QLD, Australia. Email: anu.dhar@griffithuni.edu.au Abstract Aims and objectives: To review the literature related to the outcomes and experience of people receiving nurse-led care for chronic wounds in the community. Background: Chronic wounds lead to a poor quality of life and are an economic bur- den to the Australian healthcare system. A lack of awareness into the significance of chronic wounds leads to limited resources being available to facilitate the provision of evidence-based care. The majority of chronic wounds are managed by nurses in the community, and a better understanding into current models of care is required to inform future practice. Design: A systematic quantitative literature review. Methods: A systematic search was conducted in four electronic databases, and the inclusion criteria were as follows: English language, peer-reviewed, published from 2009–2019 and primary research. The data were compiled into an Excel database for reporting as per the Pickering and Byrne (Higher Education Research & Development, 33, 534.) method of systematic quantitative literature review. This review used the PRISMA checklist. The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool was used for quality appraisal. Results: Twelve studies were included in the review. Home nursing care, social com- munity care and nursing within a wound clinic were identified as three types of nurse-led care in the literature. The findings demonstrate that nurse-led care was cost-effective, reported high levels of client satisfaction and contributed to improved wound healing and reduced levels of pain. Conclusions: Nurse-led care is a positive experience for people with chronic wounds and leads to better outcomes. The findings suggested a need for further client educa- tion and specialised training for healthcare practitioners managing chronic wounds. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: This review demonstrates that nurse-led care for people with chronic wounds in the community is cost-effective and improves client outcomes. Raising awareness into the significance of chronic wounds aims to promote the resources required to facilitate evidence-based care. KEYWORDS chronic wounds, community nursing, experience, outcomes, wound care