Pressure Ulcers

By Margaret Heale, RN, MSc, CWOCN This past fall, I attended the New England WOCN Society regional conference. While I am still processing all the great information that I absorbed there, I'd like ...

This blog provides a summary of a recent scoping review that evaluated how pressure injury prevention programs are presented to patients and their caregivers....

Patients who develop stage 3 and 4 pressure injuries with prolonged wound chronicity and complexity may require surgical intervention. One surgical method used to encourage healing in pressure injurie...

Pressure injuries (PI) and their effect on patients across settings are a growing concern for wound care professionals. Of note, patients with pressure injuries admitted to the ICU have a significantl...

By the WoundSource Editors Pressure injuries require complex care. They can be incredibly painful for patients, and they represent an enormous financial burden on the health care system. Nationally...

In the last 2 years, hospitals and skilled nursing facilities have seen unprecedented surges in admissions attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping across the world. Just in the United States, we ...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has forced health care professionals to take a closer look at the most effective and appropriate measures for pressure injury prevention. In 17% of all...

By Cheryl Carver LPN, WCC, CWCA, CWCP, FACCWS, DAPWCA, CLTC I consider myself to be beyond blessed. I know that my purpose in life is to be useful, compassionate, and to make a difference in wound ...

By Cheryl Carver LPN, WCC, CWCA, CWCP, FACCWS, DAPWCA, CLTC Let us start off this post with a typical scenario. You walk into any facility or institution and you see a patient slouched in their whe...