Pressure Ulcers

By the WoundSource Editors Pressure injuries represent a great challenge in patient care, as well as a significant burden on the health care system. This burden is likely to continue to increase as...

Pressure injuries are common among patients who experience extended exposure to pressure on a bony prominence or shear to areas of poor turgor, two factors that lead to constriction of a patient’s blo...

By Cheryl Carver, LPN, WCC, CWCA, FACCWS, DAPWCA, CLTC A long-term care facility is paid thousands of dollars monthly to take care of our loved ones. This should assure us to feel a healthy sense o...

By Susan Cleveland, BSN, RN, WCC, CDP, NADONA Board Secretary So, you’ve selected the support surface that is perfect for the resident. What’s next? Next steps: education, utilization, reassessmen...

By Margaret Heale, RN, MSc, CWOCN Stepping forward into a model of care that is quantitative and objective is essential and most definitely the way we are headed in wound care and beyond. Using the...

Offloading is a cornerstone of pressure injury (PI) prevention. Certain patient populations, conditions, and environmental or institutional factors pose challenges to effective offloading that provide...

Pressure injuries are injuries to the skin and deeper tissues that occur due to direct pressure, shear, or friction forces. It is estimated that in the United States, 2.5 million pressure injuries occ...

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...