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 leg sores
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Jul 06, 2015
How do you handle people obsessed with leg sores?
Ask the Treatment Expert … about pressure ulcers
By
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 … about basic wound care principles
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Feb 01, 2015
As a foundation to heading into the rest of 2015, here is a review of the basic wound care principles.
Ask the treatment expert … about updated guidelines
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Jan 01, 2015
What can you tell us about the new 2014 edition of “Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers: Clinical Practice Guidelines”?
Ask the treatment expert … about skin tears
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Dec 01, 2014
Can you give some guidance on skin tears?
Ask the treatment expert … about linens and pads
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Nov 01, 2014
Does placing multiple pads and linens under residents who are incontinent protect their skin?
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?
Ask the treatment expert … about wound healing myths
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Aug 01, 2014
Did your mom or grandmother ever tell you to leave a wound open so it could get air?
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?