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Risk Assessment and Prevention

Promoting Wound Reepithelialization

February 27, 2020
Wound reepithelialization is key in the goal of wound closure. Reepithelialization is a coordinated multifactorial systemic process that involves formation of new epithelium and skin appendages. The e...

Providing Care During a Pandemic: Patients With Comorbidities

April 30, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted many aspects of patient care and medical practice. Changes have ranged from supply chain adjustments to transformations in patient interactions. Many of t...

Pseudomonas Wound Infection: What Is It and What Are the Signs?

April 21, 2023
Emily Greenstein, APRN, CNP, CWON-AP, FACCWS Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is a common gram-negative aerobic bacilli bacterial infection in chronic wounds. PA is often present in soil, water, humans,...

Putting Money Where Your Mouth Is: A Refresher on Mucosal Medical Device–Related Pressure Injuries

July 1, 2020
As I contemplate the current conversation around ventilators, I am encouraged to refresh my knowledge about mucosal pressure injuries. Pressure injuries on the mucous membranes present and are staged ...

Reducing Avoidable Hospitalizations Among Nursing Facility Residents

October 12, 2012
By Glenda Motta RN, MPH The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that nearly one in five Medicare patients discharged from a hospital—approximately 2.6 million seniors—is readmitte...

Reducing the Recurrence of Lower Extremity Wounds

September 1, 2020
Lower extremity wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), venous ulcers, and arterial ulcers have been linked to poor patient outcomes, such as patient mortality and recurrence of the wound. Althoug...

Repositioners or Redistribution Surfaces for Neonates

February 3, 2022
Neonatal patients have unique skin properties compared with older patient populations. However, there is little evidence reported for neonates who receive pressure injury (PI) prevention interventions...

Skin Assessment in Long-Term Care

September 12, 2019
By Susan M. Cleveland, BSN, RN, WCC, CDP, NADONA Board Secretary As a Director of Nursing, your assessment skills must be tiptop. How are the skills of the staff you are entrusting with the care of...

Skin Tears: Causes, Prevention, and Treatment

July 14, 2022
According to the definition from the International Skin Tear Advisory Panel (ISTAP), “a skin tear is a traumatic wound caused by mechanical forces, including removal of adhesives. Severity may vary by...

Social and Environmental Sources of Disparities in Wound Care

August 11, 2023
There are physiologic, social, and environmental etiologic mechanisms for disparate health outcomes. Disparities in social determinants of health (SDH), bias, chronic exposure to stress, and generatio...
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