Rice University scientists have determined that skin cells coordinate their motions as they race to cover and ultimately heal wounds. Investigators compared this motion to the way many birds swoop and...
Ask the Care Expert about … preparedness and supplies
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Jun 08, 2018
We have a group of residents we are taking to visit a large garden near our facility for the day. Two of the residents attending have colostomies. Besides an extra colostomy bag/appliance, should I take...
Ask the care expert … about often missed areas
May 08, 2015
We should go over selecting footwear, socks or whatever the resident prefers to wear — and to be sure that the socks or stockings are cleaned daily.
Study gives bathing gloves thumbs-up
By
Amy Novotney
Oct 01, 2014
Nursing homes could save money and improve resident skin care by using disposable wash gloves rather than giving traditional soap-and-water bed baths, according to recently published research.
Skin adhesives may improve negative pressure therapies
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Nov 05, 2015
Using a skin adhesive under negative pressure wound therapy dressings can help maintain a durable seal for wounds located on hard-to-fit places of the body, a new case study has found.
Source of a MRSA defense? Scientists find powerful antibiotics on frog skins
Aug 27, 2010
Their wart-causing powers having long since been debunked, frogs are now getting a chance to prove their medical worthiness, according to new reports. Scientists are now using frog skin to produce new...
Studies take aim at diabetic foot ulcers
By
John O'Connor
Nov 01, 2013
Nursing home residents with diabetic foot ulcers face a heightened risk for additional problems, including foot amputations. Researchers at the University of Arizona Medical Center are recruiting patients...
Ask the treatment expert … about signs and symptoms of wound infection
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Nov 01, 2013
Can you supply a good primer for aides and others to determine whether a wound is infected?
Ask the treatment expert: What is the PUSH Tool
Oct 01, 2011
Susan Wickard, RN, BSN, CWCN, CWS, CLNC, Clinical Advisor, American Association for LTC Nursing
Cotton candy-like fibers may help tough wounds heal quick
By
John O'Connor
Jun 01, 2011
Non-healing venous stasis wounds present a major caregiving challenge in many facilities. But a treatment approach based on packing the wounds with cotton candy-like fibers showed stunning results, according...