A simplified wound dressing plan, along with a decision-tree tool for wound management, can help nurses treating patients over the age 85, a new study finds.
Artificial tissue helps healthy skin grow
By
John O'Connor
Jul 01, 2011
Tissue grafts that promote vascular growth could hasten wound healing, encourage healthy skin to invade the wounded area and reduce the need for surgeries, investigators at Cornell University recently...
Jennifer Kennedy: Diving into the fray, parachute or no
Apr 01, 2022
For Gurwin Healthcare System’s Jennifer Kennedy, R.N., the birth of her oldest son defined not only her family life, but also her career.
Wound nurses create scale to ID terminal skin failure
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 01, 2020
Two wound ostomy nurses have proposed a scale that distinguishes between end-of-life skin failure and pressure injuries (PIs), a tool that could lead to better interventions and decrease reimbursement...
Ask the Treatment Expert … about leg sores
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Jul 06, 2015
How do you handle people obsessed with leg sores?
December 2017 Skin Care & Incontinence Buyer’s Guide
Jan 11, 2018
December 2017 Skin Care & Incontinence Buyer’s Guide
COVID-19 Proning Teams Benefit From Wound Care Specialist Nurse
Jan 20, 2022
Findings show inclusion significantly cuts odds of pressure injuries in patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19
What’s my line?
Dec 19, 2008
EPS recently unveiled a line of surgical skin markers. The product uses non-toxic gentian violet ink, according to the manufacturer.
How to do it … Embrace what COVID taught about skin care
By
John Hall
Apr 01, 2022
The global pandemic inspired and incited nurses, aides, therapists and others to provide care on the fly. Disrupted supply chains and rigid emergency government rules forced many out of their comfort zones....