Are all blisters pressure ulcers and if they are, how should they be staged?
Ask the Treatment Expert about… nutrition and wound healing
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Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Nov 05, 2015
Are there any changes related to nutrition and wound healing we should know about?
Ask the treatment expert: When are clean and sterile dressing techniques indicated?
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Susan Wickard
Apr 02, 2012
This question is often asked. Wound care specialists debate among themselves as to when to use sterile technique and when to use clean technique.
Ask the Treatment Expert about … pressure ulcer policies
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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: recommendations for addressing wound pain
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Donna Sardina
Apr 01, 2009
Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC, President, Wound Care Education Institute
Ask the Treatment Expert about … DTI treatment
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Jeri Lundgren
Jun 08, 2018
We have a resident with a deep tissue injury (DTI) on the sacrum and now the center has an open area. Should we measure and describe just the open area?
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Jeri Lundgren
Sep 06, 2019
How do you prove a pressure injury is unavoidable? In 2010, the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) reached consensus that unavoidable pressure injuries may develop in residents who are: hemodynamically...
Ask the Treatment Expert about… addressing pressure ulcers with staff
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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 pressure ulcers
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Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Jun 05, 2015
Turning, repositioning and mobilization are important interventions to assist in pressure ulcer prevention. Many clinicians continue to maintain an every two-hour turning intervention that has been indicated...
Ask the treatment expert: How can you tell if skin breakdown in the buttock region is moisture-associated...
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Jeri Lundgren
May 01, 2020
How can you tell if skin breakdown in the buttock region is moisture-associated skin damage (MASD) from incontinence, versus a pressure injury?