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Nutrition

Strategies for Nutritional Supplementation in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Populations: What Are the Options When Food Is Just Too Expensive?

July 15, 2021
Appropriately balanced nutrition is a cornerstone of high-quality wound care, and this isn’t a new revelation. Nearly all modern wound centers include some version of nutritional screening, along with...

The Importance of Nutrition in Healing: Lessons Learned From Scurvy

July 29, 2022
The role of nutrition in wound healing has been heavily explored since the early part of the 20th century. Addressing the proper balance of both macronutrients and micronutrients is a crucial part of ...

The Success Stories of Total Parenteral Nutrition Therapy in Healing Chronic Wounds

September 20, 2012
By Lydia A Meyers RN, MSN, CWCN I have been thinking for awhile about what to do for this month’s blog. During the time I worked for CTI nutritional I realized that many wound care nurses, includin...

Understanding the Braden Scale: Focus on Nutrition (Part 3)

November 16, 2017
By Holly Hovan MSN, APRN, CWOCN-AP A common misconception by nurses is sometimes predicting nutritional status based on a resident's weight. Weight is not always a good predictor of nutritional sta...

Using Assessment in the Prevention of Medical Device-Related Pressure Ulcers

September 25, 2014
By Janis E. Harrison, RN, BSN, CWOCN, CFCN Monday came with expectations of fixing the problem. It wasn't to be. Daryl was weak and hated the NG tube in his nose and throat. I arrived early at his ...

Using Evidence-Based Nutrition Guidelines to Improve Practice

February 8, 2013
By Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND The NPUAP/EPUAP Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment Guidelines published in 2009 have been widely circulated around the globe and translated into 17 la...

Using Nutrition Therapy to Combat Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea (AAD) and C. Diff

February 26, 2015
By Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND As Lydia Meyers RN, MSN, CWCN emphasized in her recent blog 4 Common Bacteria that Cause Infections in Wound Management, assessing the patient for infectio...

What Evidence is There to Support Arginine for Wound Healing?

July 29, 2016
By Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND Clinicians continue to question if oral or tube feedings formulated with arginine hasten wound healing time versus standard high calorie, high protein supp...

When is a Tube Feeding an Effective Strategy to Promote Wound Healing?

August 30, 2012
By Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND During the wound healing process, aggressive nutritional support can reverse the body's hypermetabolic state, which occurs when lean body mass is used for ...
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