Ask the treatment expert: What information should we get back from the wound clinic?
By
Jeri Lundgren
Nov 11, 2019
We send our complex wound residents to a wound clinic. What information should we be getting back from them? I have worked with many providers who tell me they receive only recommendations or even, in...
Ask the treatment expert … about wound cultures
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Dec 01, 2013
Are wound cultures the best method to determine if a wound is infected?
Ask the Treatment Expert about … pressure injury protocol
By
Jeri Lundgren, RN, BSN, PHN, CWS, CWCN, CPT
Aug 09, 2017
Is it best practice, for consistency, to have only the wound nurse measure, stage and assess pressure injuries?
Ask the treatment expert … about pressure maps
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Feb 01, 2014
Can you explain the purpose of a pressure map and the usefulness when evaluating the function of a therapeutic support surface?
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 ‘micro movements’ in bed
By
Susan Wickard
May 01, 2013
I recently read an article addressing the movement of patients while in bed. It was conducted in the United Kingdom and contains valuable information.
Ask the Treatment Expert about … temporary care plans
By
Jeri Lundgren
Jan 08, 2018
What should be on our temporary care plan for skin integrity?
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By
Donna Sardina
Aug 01, 2008
Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC President, Wound Care Education Institute
Ask the treatment expert: How to address the risk of pressure injury development?
By
Jeri Lundgren, RN, BSN, PHN, CWS, CWCN, CPT
Oct 17, 2019
We have a resident who prefers to sit in a wheelchair all day long. How do we address the risk of pressure injury development? According to F552, the resident has the right to be informed in advance of...
Ask the treatment expert: What are some of the documentation things nurses often miss?
By
Susan Wickard
Jan 01, 2013
A useful resource, “Wound Care Made Incredibly Visual,” offers an acronym that may be helpful in highlighting information that should be included when documenting about wounds: WOUNDD PICTURE