Ask the Treatment Expert about… addressing pressure ulcers with staff
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Dec 04, 2015
Do you have any ideas on how to address the problem of pressure ulcers with my staff?
Ask the Treatment Expert about … repositioning and mobilization
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
May 06, 2017
How can repositioning and mobilization be most effective in preventing pressure injuries in this day and age?
Ask the Care Expert about … choosing dressings
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Mar 05, 2017
With thousands of dressings on the market, which is the best for wound healing?
Ask the Treatment Expert about… palliative ulcer care
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Feb 04, 2016
I am treating a resident who is receiving palliative care with a Stage III pressure ulcer on the right trochanter and a Stage IV pressure ulcer on the sacrum. How should I treat these pressure ulcers?
Ask the Treatment Expert about … what NPUAP’s new “pressure ulcer” definition...
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Jul 04, 2016
The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel announced a number of changes in April, including replacing the term “pressure ulcer” with “pressure injury” and modifying stage definitions.
Ask the treatment expert … about staging an ulcer
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Jun 01, 2014
What do you do when staff disagree about the stage of an ulcer?
Ask the treatment expert … about wound cultures
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Dec 01, 2013
Are wound cultures the best method to determine if a wound is infected?
Ask the treatment expert … about measuring wounds
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
May 01, 2014
What is your advice about measuring wounds?
Ask the Treatment Expert about… lower extremity problems
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Oct 05, 2015
What is the lower-extremity problem we’re most likely to see?
Ask the treatment expert … about wound drainage
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Sep 01, 2014
While moisture promotes wound healing, what about those wounds that have a lot of drainage?