Ask the Treatment Expert about … what NPUAP’s new “pressure ulcer” definition...
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Jul 04, 2016
The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel announced a number of changes in April, including replacing the term “pressure ulcer” with “pressure injury” and modifying stage definitions.
Ask the treatment expert: How can our facility systematically address medical device-related pressure...
By
Mary P. Evans, M.D., CMD, CWSP
May 01, 2021
How can our facility systematically address medical device-related pressure injuries?
Ask The Treatment Expert: Implementing a pressure injury prevention program
By
Jeri Lundgren
Jan 04, 2019
We need to implement a pressure injury prevention and treatment program. I’m overwhelmed. Can you suggest where to start?
Ask the treatment expert: What’s the best dressing for wet wounds?
By
Susan Wickard
Jul 01, 2011
Susan Wickard, RN, BSN, CWCN, CWS, CLNC, Clinical Advisor, American Association for LTC Nursing
Ask the treatment expert: What are the most important things to know about lower-extremity ulcers?
Jan 03, 2012
Susan Wickard, RN, BSN, CWCN, CWS, CLNC, Clinical Advisor, American Association for LTC Nursing
Ask the treatment expert … about the relationship of pain and wounds
By
Susan Wickard
Feb 01, 2013
How can we best identify pain associated with wounds?
Ask the treatment expert: tips for consistent wound measurements
By
Donna Sardina
Jul 01, 2010
Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC, President, Wound Care Education Institute
Ask the treatment expert: When is it time to discontinue a specialty mattress for a patient who has healed...
Mar 01, 2021
When is it time to discontinue a specialty mattress for a patient who has healed pressure ulcers?
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?
Ask the treatment expert: What should I know about ischemic and diabetic ulcers?
By
Susan Wickard
Mar 01, 2012
Some of the risk factors that may contribute to development of these ulcers include atherosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, smoking and dyslipidemia.