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Caution: Checklists may lead to inaccurate documentation
Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC, CWCMS, DWC, OMS Using a checklist form to document wound care can make the task easier and faster—and help ensure that you’ve captured all pertinent data needed for...
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Clinical Notes
Self-management ostomy program improves HRQOL A five-session ostomy self-care program with a curriculum based on the Chronic Care Model can improve health-related quality of life (HRQOL), according to...
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Buzz Report: Latest trends, part 2
By Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC, CWCMS, DWC, OMS Keeping clinicians up-to-date on clinical knowledge is one of the main goals of the Wild on Wounds (WOW) conference held each September in Las Vegas....
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No more skin tears
By Gail R. Hebert, MS, RN CWCN, DWC, WCC, OMS Imagine watching your skin tear, bleed, and turn purple. Imagine, too, the pain and disfigurement you’d feel. What if you had to live through this...
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How to apply silver nitrate
By Nancy Morgan, RN, BSN, MBA, WOC, WCC, DWC, OMS Topical application of silver nitrate is often used in wound care to help remove and debride hypergranulation tissue or calloused rolled edges in...
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FAQs about support surfaces
By Tony Forsberg, RN, BSBA, AMS, WCC, and Rosalyn S. Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC Support surfaces are consistently recommended for the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers. So patients can...
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Nutritional considerations in patients with pressure ulcers
By Jill Cox, PhD, RN, APN-C, CWOCN, and Sophia Zigouras, MS, RD, CNSC Optimizing nutritional status is a key strategy both in preventing and managing pressure ulcers. In patients across all care...
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Comprehensive turning programs can avoid a pain in the back
By Jeri Lundgren, BSN, RN, PHN, CWS, CWCN Turning programs are essential to prevent and promote healing of pressure ulcers and to prevent the many negative effects of immobility, ranging from...
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Exercise your right to be fit!
By Tracey Long, PhD, RN, MS, MSN, CDE, CNE, CHUC, CCRN Nearly all clinicians know exercise is good for our physical and mental health. But incorporating it into our busy lives can be a challenge. The...
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NAWCO News-March/April 2016
By Cindy Broadus, RN, BSHA, LNHA, CLNC, CLNI, CHCRM, WCC, DWC, OMS It’s hard to believe that it has been over 2 years since I was named executive director of NAWCO. What an experience! During these 2...
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Clinician Resources
Check out the following resources, all designed to help you in your clinical practice. Human trafficking resources Victims of human trafficking often suffer tremendous physical and psychological...
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Check out the following resources, all designed to help you in your clinical practice. Human trafficking resources Victims of human trafficking often suffer tremendous physical and psychological...
View ArticleCaring for Wounds
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View ArticleQuiz Time 5/13/16
Which statement about hyperglycemia and mortality in patients receiving nutritional support is correct? a. Compared to parenteral nutrition (PN), general nutrition (EN) increases hyperglycemia risk...
View ArticleA pressure ulcer by any other name
Just when we think we’ve figured out pressure ulcer staging, it changes again. In April 2016, the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) held a consensus conference on staging definitions and...
View ArticleMay/June 2016 Vol. 5 No. 3
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View ArticleClinical Notes-May/June 2016
Moldable skin barrier effective for elderly patients with ostomy A study in Gastroenterology Nursing reports that compared to a conventional skin barrier, a moldable skin barrier significantly improves...
View ArticleHow to manage peristomal skin problems
For an ostomy pouching system to adhere properly, the skin around the stoma must be dry and intact. Otherwise, peristomal skin problems and skin breakdown around the stoma may occur. In fact, these...
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