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Adopting a Pressure Ulcer/Injury Prevention Mindset

October 10, 2019
By Cheryl Carver, LPN, WCC, CWCA, DAPWCA, FACCWS Worldwide Pressure Ulcer/Injury Prevention & Awareness Day is November 21st. This day is considered pretty much a holiday at my home. I have Stop Pr...

Advanced Therapies for Diabetic Foot Ulcers

March 31, 2020
Advanced wound care technologies have come a long way in treating chronic wounds. However, diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) can be challenging, and not every patient should have identical treatment. Utiliz...

Alternatives to the Total Contact Cast in Managing Diabetic Foot Ulcers

March 29, 2018
By James McGuire, DPM, PT, LPed, FAPWH Editor's note:This blog post is part of the WoundSource Trending Topics series, bringing you insight into the latest clinical issues and advancement in wound ...

Building a Pressure Injury Prevention Program: Frequently Asked Questions

January 31, 2020
Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs) pose a challenge for acute and post-acute care environments and are listed as hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Servi...

Hard-to-Heal Wounds: Steps for Interventions

December 31, 2020
Delayed wound healing occurs in various wound types and in patients with significant comorbidities. Hard-to-heal wounds have proven to be a challenging and worldwide crisis resulting in high financial...

How to Establish Pressure Ulcer Reduction Efforts in Acute Care

August 8, 2019
by Kelly Byrd-Jenkins, CWS It may come as no surprise to some, but pressure ulcers are among the only hospital-acquired conditions that have been on the rise in recent years. Other hospital-acquire...

How to Improve Safety for Your Wound Care Patients

March 9, 2014
By Paula Erwin-Toth MSN, RN, CWOCN, CNS I hope this missive finds all of you safe and warm. For many, this has been an exceptionally brutal winter. Blizzards, ice storms, avalanches and a drought. ...

Legal Perils and Pitfalls of Wound Care – Extrinsic Risk Factors for Unavoidable Pressure Ulcers

May 9, 2019
By Heidi Cross, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CWON "At all times material hereto, defendant failed to develop an adequate care plan and properly monitor and supervise the care and treatment in order to prevent ...
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