Ask the Treatment Expert about … pressure injury assessments
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Jan 06, 2017
Why are formalized pressure injury risk assessments so important?
Ask the Treatment Expert about … epibole
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Nov 05, 2016
I’ve heard the term epibole used for wound healing but don’t understand exactly what it is, how to recognize it or what the proper treatment is. Can you explain?
Ask the Treatment Expert about … improve wound documentation
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Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Jun 06, 2016
Information sharing is essential to promote quality wound care. Although there are no national, state or local regulations related to wound care documentation, individual skilled nursing facilities must...
Ask the Treatment Expert about … surgical incisions
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Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
May 04, 2016
I recently admitted my first resident with a surgical incision with staples intact in a hip wound. Do you have tips on how to care for this wound?
Ask the Treatment Expert about … blisters
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Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Apr 04, 2016
Are all blisters pressure ulcers and if they are, how should they be staged?
Ask the Treatment Expert about … maggot therapy
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Mar 04, 2016
I have a colleague who would like to trial maggot therapy. Can you provide some information about it?
Ask the Treatment Expert about… support surface linens
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Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Jan 04, 2016
Do you have any guidance about the type of linen to use on support surfaces with a resident who is high-risk for pressure ulcer development?
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… nutrition and wound healing
By
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 … about foot ulcers
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Aug 05, 2015
How should we deal with what seems to be a deluge of foot ulcers?