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Skin Conditions/Skin Care

Continence Assessment and Options for Incontinence Care

September 5, 2019
By Margaret Heale, RN, MSc, CWOCN Not very long ago, when working in an in-patient rehab center, I was shocked to discover patients calling the adult incontinence garments "hospital underwear." We ...

Do You Know The Basics of Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis Treatment and Prevention?

June 10, 2022
Diaper rash, more officially known as incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD), affects hospitalized and incontinent patients of all ages. In my years as a WOC Nurse in a pediatric hospital, IAD has b...

Does Moisture-Associated Skin Damage Apply to Infants?

May 31, 2019
Ivy Razmus, RN, PhD, CWOCN Moisture-associated dermatitis has been described as "inflammation and erosion of the skin due to prolonged exposure to moisture and its contents which include urine, sto...

Empowering and Engaging Nurses Through a Nurse-Driven Skin Tear Protocol

January 17, 2019
Holly M. Hovan MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN-AP Payne and Martin brought skin tears to the attention of wound and skin specialists and to the wound care community when they reported an incidence rate ...

Encouraging Change with Evidenced-Based Practice: Challenges in Communication

March 22, 2018
by Fabiola Jimenez, RN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN To tell you the truth, I was not exactly sure what I was getting into when I decided to go to Wound Ostomy and Continence (WOC) nursing school. My reference w...

Extremes of Age and Skin Injuries

March 19, 2019
By Ivy Razmus, RN, PhD, CWOCN The very old and the very young are more alike than you might think when you consider risk for skin injuries. They are alike regarding their limited sensory perception...

Foot Health Among Vulnerable Populations: Reflections on a Recent Study

February 10, 2023
As a nurse who works with vulnerable populations, I have seen how foot health affects homeless patients in the hospital setting. I often witnessed that foot health was rarely addressed in their care p...

How and Why to Certify in Ostomy Care

July 25, 2019
By Holly M. Hovan, MSN, RN-BC, APRN, CWOCN-AP As someone who holds tricertification, I often feel as though my ostomy patients are the ones in whose lives I am making the biggest difference. Watchi...

How Mental Illness Affects Wound Care and What Are the Solutions

May 13, 2022
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and with the staggering statistics of one in four adults living with mental illness, I immediately was motivated to write a personal blog. I previously shared my s...
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