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Wound Assessment and Documentation

Wound Care Diagnostics: A Technology Overview

May 9, 2014
By Laurie Swezey RN, BSN, CWOCN, CWS, FACCWS Wound care diagnostics includes examination of wounds for the purpose of wound classification. Why does it matter? It matters because treatment varies g...

Wound Care Lawsuits: Overcoming 6 Common Difficulties

October 31, 2019
By Diane L. Krasner, PhD, RN, FAAN Originally a poster first conceived in 2009, "Six Sticky Wickets That Commonly Occur in Wound Care Lawsuits" is as relevant today as it was a decade ago. In my re...

Wound Care Objectives: The Right Thing, Done Well, the First Time

August 18, 2016
By Catherine T. Milne, APRN, MSN, BC-ANP, CWOCN-AP From Nike's "Just Do It" ad campaign to Google's corporate "Don't be evil" code, I've always been struck by the many marketing campaigns that remi...

Wound Documentation Dos and Do nots: 10 Tips for Success

December 17, 2020
Scope of Practice and Standards of Practice guide nurses and other members of the interprofessional wound care team in caring for patients with wounds. Documentation in the medical record is a key asp...

Wound Documentation: Commonly Confused Wound Care Terms

October 17, 2019
By Holly M. Hovan MSN, RN-BC, APRN.ACNS-BC, CWOCN-AP Documentation is a huge part of our practice as wound care nurses. It is how we take credit for the care we provide to our patients and how we e...

Wound Documentation: How to Tell If a Wound is Healing

December 17, 2013
By Aletha Tippett MD We are supposed to check a wound every week and measure length, width and depth. These measurements should be getting smaller if the wound is healing, and we need to see improv...

Wound Exudate: What Does This Color Mean for My Patient?

March 24, 2021
When assessing and documenting a wound, it is important to note the amount and type of wound exudate (drainage). Using our senses is a large part of the initial wound assessment, followed by accurate ...

Wound Healing Pathophysiology and Infection

January 1, 2020
By the WoundSource Editors With multiple risk factors impeding wound healing and wounds often diagnosed with mixed etiology, wound healing can be complicated. Understanding the pathophysiology of w...
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