Total contact casting reduces foot amputations, study finds
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2014
Those who are treating diabetic foot ulcers should evaluate modern total contact casting techniques, according to a new analysis.
How to do it … wound care
Jul 01, 2013
Given the importance of treating sores and other open areas on the skin, there are countless possible approaches to managing wound care. No small part of the challenge for providers is making sure treatment...
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
By
Donna Sardina
Mar 01, 2008
We recently admitted a patient who has an open wound on his left foot (bunion area) that is painful, red inflamed and has white hard crystals in the exudate. What is causing this?
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?
How to do it … wound care
Feb 01, 2014
Wound care programs can be the bane of long-term care providers, or they can be a source of clinical pride and marketing material, as well as a strong revenue stream. This”How To” piece offers...
Feed the patient and starve the wound
By
John Hall
Nov 06, 2017
There’s new thinking around the role that good nutrition plays in healing ulcers
Wound care: advanced tools and talented care teams lead to solid wound management
By
John Andrews
Mar 01, 2009
Advanced wound care tools help caregivers treat complicated pressure ulcers. But solid wound management also involves a talented care team
Wound warriors
By
Julie Williamson
Jun 01, 2013
Providers keep up the good fight as they close care gaps on multi-drug resistant organism-infected wounds by seeking out the right treatment and product.
Wounds unwelcome
By
John Andrews
Nov 01, 2013
As hospitals look for post-acute provider partners, skilled nursing operators must gauge their effectiveness at post-operative care and wound prevention