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Wound Assessment and Documentation

How to Culture a Wound

October 15, 2015
By Cheryl Carver, LPN, WCC, CWCA, FACCWS, DAPWCA, CLTC I see it all of the time. Wound care clinicians performing wound cultures incorrectly, or obtaining cultures just because there is an open wou...

How to Identify Biofilm in a Wound

August 18, 2015
By Cheryl Carver, LPN, WCC, CWCA, FACCWS, DAPWCA, CLTC One of my favorite topics to discuss in wound care is biofilms. When I conduct wound care in-services or trainings, I always ask the audience,...

How to Implement Diabetic Foot Ulcer Prevention

May 20, 2022
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are open sores or wounds caused by a combination of factors that include neuropathy (lack of sensation), poor circulation, foot deformities, friction or pressure, trauma, a...

How to Tell the Difference Between Necrotizing Fasciitis and Spider Bites

March 26, 2015
In the times that I have worked with amazing hospitals and doctors, I have learned and gathered information on the differences between two types of necrotizing infections that happen in the world of w...

How to Use Wound Assessment Techniques to Support Self-Care in Nurses

September 5, 2019
By Holly M. Hovan, MSN, RN-BC, APRN-CNS, CWOCN-AP As wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) nurses, and nurses in general, we are often so busy taking care of others that sometimes we forget to take c...

Hypergranulation Tissue: What It Is and How to Treat

May 5, 2023
Laura Swoboda, DNP, APNP, FNP-C, FNP-BC, CWOCN-AP, WOCNF The small bright red cobblestone texture of healthy granulation tissue is just that: a granule of new collagen and the new growth of capilla...

Identifying Infection in Wounds: Overview and Assessment

October 21, 2015
By Laurie Swezey RN, BSN, CWOCN, CWS, FACCWS As health care providers, we are all familiar with the signs of wound inflammation. However, it can sometimes be difficult to determine whether a wound ...

Identifying the Different Types of Wound Drainage

April 22, 2021
As health care professionals monitor the wound drainage of a patient, it is critical to be able to recognize the different types of wound drainage. Open wounds and incision wounds may both present var...

Identifying, Managing, and Breaking Barriers That Affect Wound Healing

February 2, 2017
By Martin D. Vera, LVN, CWS We hear this all too often, but it is so true: it takes a village to heal a wound. A village that's on the same page, with a thorough understanding of gaining progress a...

IMPACT Act: Nutrition and the Skin Integrity Quality Measure Domain

June 2, 2016
By Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND The Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT) amends Title XVIII of the Social Security Act by adding a new section –Standardi...
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