Pressure Ulcers

by Heidi H. Cross, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CWON Failure to T&P (turn and position) is always part and parcel of a pressure ulcer lawsuit and a key element of a complaint related to pressure ulcers, as ill...

In the previous blog, I briefly went through the standards of care when it comes to nutrition and pressure injury (PI) prevention and development and discussed what a large role nutrition plays in PI ...

The United States is one of the most litigious nations in the world, with the result that numerous medical malpractice lawsuits are initiated against hospitals and other health care facilities, as wel...

By Janet Wolfson PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA As I read through wound care articles on pressure injuries and treatments, I keep going back to one thought: why are they still occurring? They are preventa...

Learn how microclimate can impact the challenges health care providers face in the prevention and treatment of pressure injuries in this video interview....

By Margaret Heale, RN, MSc, CWOCN I was not at the April National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) meeting, but I do think some of critical commentary that has followed the announcement of the...

Mucosal membrane pressure injuries are device-related pressure injuries (DRPI) of the mucous membrane. These hospital-acquired injuries are generally considered preventable....

In a recent study, researchers aimed to classify patients with community-acquired pressure injuries based on pressure injury risk factors and assess the validity of these classifications. ...

By the WoundSource Editors With aging populations facing increasingly complex comorbid medical conditions coupled with polypharmacy and multidrug-resistant organisms, wound healing can often feel l...