Ask the Treatment Expert about … evaluating pressure injury programs
By
Jeri Lundgren
Dec 06, 2017
How do we evaluate whether our pressure injury program is ready for the new survey process?
Ask the Treatment Expert about … pressure ulcer policies
By
Jeri Lundgren
Oct 06, 2017
What are the significant changes from F314 Pressure Sores to F686 Skin Integrity, “Pressure Ulcers,” which takes effect in November?
Ask the Treatment Expert about … pressure injury protocol
By
Jeri Lundgren, RN, BSN, PHN, CWS, CWCN, CPT
Aug 09, 2017
Is it best practice, for consistency, to have only the wound nurse measure, stage and assess pressure injuries?
Ask the Treatment Expert about … pressure injury assessments
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Jan 06, 2017
Why are formalized pressure injury risk assessments so important?
Ask the Treatment Expert about … epibole
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Nov 05, 2016
I’ve heard the term epibole used for wound healing but don’t understand exactly what it is, how to recognize it or what the proper treatment is. Can you explain?
Ask the Treatment Expert about … improve wound documentation
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Jun 06, 2016
Information sharing is essential to promote quality wound care. Although there are no national, state or local regulations related to wound care documentation, individual skilled nursing facilities must...
Ask the Treatment Expert about … surgical incisions
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
May 04, 2016
I recently admitted my first resident with a surgical incision with staples intact in a hip wound. Do you have tips on how to care for this wound?
Ask the Treatment Expert about … blisters
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Apr 04, 2016
Are all blisters pressure ulcers and if they are, how should they be staged?
Ask the Treatment Expert about … maggot therapy
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Mar 04, 2016
I have a colleague who would like to trial maggot therapy. Can you provide some information about it?
Ask the Treatment Expert about… support surface linens
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Jan 04, 2016
Do you have any guidance about the type of linen to use on support surfaces with a resident who is high-risk for pressure ulcer development?