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Pressure Ulcers

Does The Term Never Event Apply to Pressure Injuries?

October 7, 2016
By Jeffrey M. Levine MD, AGSF, CWS-P Editor's Note: The views expressed in Dr. Levine’s posts are solely those of the author, and do not represent the views of any medical school or national organi...

Epithelial Versus Granulation: Is It Full- or Partial-Thickness and What’s the Significance?

January 13, 2023
In chronic wound management, clinicians often see and treat both partial- and full-thickness wounds. These wounds may present as pressure injuries or other wound types, including, although not limited...

F-Tag 314 Compliance: An Example of Unavoidable Pressure Ulcer Documentation

April 7, 2016
By Terri Kolenich, RN, CWCA, AAPWCA It has been a long week. The CMS state survey team entered your facility Sunday afternoon at 2pm. Thursday is finally here and the state survey exit meeting is o...

Failure to Thrive and Wound Care: Malnutrition

September 27, 2022
Given the potential consequences of FTT, recognition and diagnosis of this phenomenon are important components of care in older adults. Regardless of status, health care providers should implement and...

Fat Grafting and Pressure Injuries

May 25, 2017
By Cheryl Carver LPN, WCC, CWCA, CWCP, FACCWS, DAPWCA, CLTC This month's blog topic idea came about from a recent conversation with a middle-aged patient with paraplegia. She had a stage 4 pressure...

Healing Beyond the Bedside: The Value of Certified Wound Care Specialists

July 22, 2022
Chronic wound conditions are prevalent across health care systems globally and often result in economic and humanistic burdens on clinicians and patients.1 Moreover, pressure injuries, among of the mo...

Healing the Heel: Pressure Injury Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment

October 27, 2021
Pressure injuries impact quality of life. Tissue destruction in pressure injuries occurs when capillaries supplying the skin structure are compressed for a prolonged time, usually occurring between a ...

Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries: Strategies for Prevention

May 23, 2023
Editor's Note: How can facilities lower their hospital-acquired pressure injury (HAPI) rates? In this interview, Kelly McFee, DNP, FNP-C, CWS, CWCN-AP, FACCWS, DAPWCA discusses setting up a pressure i...

Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers: The Risks

December 26, 2014
By the WoundSource Editors Litigation over hospital-acquired pressure ulcers represents a significant fraction of a medical malpractice attorney's caseload. The liability issues have shifted since...

How a Registered Dietitian Became a Champion for Nutrition and Pressure Ulcer Care

June 11, 2015
By Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND When I attend wound care conferences both nationally and internationally, I am frequently asked how I became interested in nutrition and wound care. In 199...
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