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How Providers Can Prevent Medical Device-Related Pressure Injuries Caused by Wearing Personal Protective Equipment

May 31, 2020
By the WoundSource Editors The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Whether you are a provider or a frontline health care professional, we are experiencing a wo...

How to Communicate with the Post-Ostomy Patient

August 5, 2014
B Janis E. Harrison, RN, BSN, CWOCN, CFCN My husband was insistent that I go home the first night he was on the surgical floor. He had a roommate, therefore the hospital policy forbade me to stay t...

How to Identify Nutritional Deficiencies Based on Changes in Skin Color

January 15, 2014
By Karen Zulkowski DNS, RN, CWS I previously discussed the need for a complete head-to-toe skin assessment. Certainly this can tell you whether or not the person is dehydrated, has open or discolor...

How Wound Care Helped Minimize Complications for Conjoined Twins

April 27, 2023
By Hannah Fell, Digital Managing Editor The occurrence of conjoined twins isn’t common. Research about the development varies, but some sources suggest that the birth of conjoined twins can happen ...

If No Pressure Prevents Pressure Ulcers, Does Negative Pressure Heal Them?

October 9, 2013
By Margaret Heale, RN, MSc, CWOCN So after I last wrote, I was to assist with a dressing change, as the resident is more relaxed with somebody having their focus on her and not also trying to do th...

Incontinence and Skin Care Management for Improved Long-Term Care

June 20, 2013
By Margaret Heale, RN, MSc, CWOCN Well, I was a matron such a long time ago when we still had candy stripers and you swallowed tablets or wrote on them with chalk. My granddaughter is doing some wo...

Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis: Evidence-Based Practices

February 10, 2023
Moisture-associated skin damage (MASD) is sometimes accompanied by serous exudate, a denuded appearance of skin, or a secondary cutaneous infection. As the most common form of MASD, incontinence-assoc...

Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis: Prevention and Treatment

February 1, 2018
by the WoundSource Editors Although clinical practice is hampered by a lack of rigorous studies, standardized terminology, or definitions of incontinence-associated skin damage, it is well known am...

Intertriginous Dermatitis: Risk Factors, Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment

October 7, 2021
Intertriginous dermatitis (ITD), also referred to as intertrigo, is an inflammatory condition that affects opposing skin surfaces and can occur anywhere on the body where two surfaces are in contact. ...

Is it Moisture-Associated Skin Damage or a Pressure Ulcer?

April 28, 2015
By Cheryl Carver, LPN, WCC, CWCA, FACCWS, DAPWCA, CLTC Being an independent wound care education consultant in long-term care, I get a lot of questions regarding moisture-associated skin damage (MA...
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