Clinician Education

Pressure injuries (PIs) typically are the result of unrelieved pressure, shear, or force. In an inpatient or hospital setting, interventions are put into place to prevent pressure injuries based on ev...

By Lauren Lazarevski, RN, BSN, CWOCN Up here in Western New York, we are still “digging out” – literally and metaphorically - from the historic blizzards and freezing temperatures that have hit our...

In this interview with Dr. Johnson, he describes the use of imaging technology in wound care and how clinicians should be aware of the way skin pigmentation may be evaluated differently/ incorrectly w...

Laura Swoboda, DNP, APNP, FNP-C, FNP-BC, CWOCN-AP Due to factors including the lack of affordable housing and the retrenchment of social programs, the prevalence of homeless people experiencing hom...

Editor's Note: After attending SAWC Spring 2023, Emily Greenstein, APRN, CNP, CWON, FACCWS, shares several facets of good wound care that she explored at the conference. She discusses going back to th...

By Ronald Sherman MD, MSC, DTM&H I am seeing more and more expert lecturers being disqualified from speaking at wound care conferences, simply because their qualifications include significant posit...

Moist wound healing is the current cost-effective, evidence-based modality to achieve faster wound healing rates and decreased pain and infection. As part of the wound healing process, acute wounds pr...

Patients with wounds are cared for according to the scope and standards of practice, which are used to guide nurses and other members of the interprofessional wound care team. An intricate network of ...

Health People 2030 (HP2030) define social determinants of health (SDOH) as conditions (nonmedical factors) within environments where people are born, reside, learn, work, play, worship, and grow old. ...

By Laurie Swezey RN, BSN, CWOCN, CWS, FACCWS You want to become certified in wound care. That’s a great decision – the field is wide open and wound care consultants are in high demand. Wondering ab...