We have a resident with a heavily draining wound on her left trochanter that is requiring dressing changes four times a day. What do you advise?
Ask the Treatment Expert about … temporary care plans
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Jeri Lundgren
Jan 08, 2018
What should be on our temporary care plan for skin integrity?
Ask the treatment expert: What are the changes to the section M-skin conditions in the MDS 3.0?
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Donna Sardina
May 01, 2010
Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC, President, Wound Care Education Institute
Ask the treatment expert: Are there new repositioning guidelines for preventing pressure ulcers?
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Susan Wickard
Dec 01, 2011
Susan Wickard, RN, BSN, CWCN, CWS, CLNC, Clinical Advisor, American Association for LTC Nursing
Ask the treatment expert: What are some of the documentation things nurses often miss?
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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
Ask the treatment expert: What is the best way to measure a wound?
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Susan Wickard
Sep 01, 2011
Susan Wickard, RN, BSN, CWCN, CWS, CLNC Clinical Advisor, American Association for LTC Nursing
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: treating eschar and blisters on the heels
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Donna Sardina
Sep 01, 2010
Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC, President, Wound Care Education Institute
Ask the Treatment Expert … about pressure ulcers
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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: signs to consider when assessing darkly pigmented skin
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Donna Sardina
Aug 01, 2010
Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC, President, Wound Care Education Institute