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Wound Assessment and Documentation

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...

Key Elements of Wound Documentation

January 31, 2023
Wounds, including chronic and complex wounds, represent a tremendous challenge to the US health care system. In the United States alone, chronic wounds impact approximately 6.5 million patients, and t...

Know the 8 Signs and Symptoms of Wound Infection

October 19, 2016
A break in the skin through injury or surgery creates an open entry for bacteria to enter the body and begin to multiply. Recognizing the first signs of wound infection enables health care professiona...

Legal Nurse Consultants with Wound Care Experience: Case Studies

November 15, 2023
Many nurses have spent their careers in different parts of the health care system. This diverse experience allows them to bring exclusive knowledge to medical malpractice cases. Legal nurse consultant...

Legal Perils and Pitfalls of Wound Care – A Case Study: End of Life Issues and Pressure Ulcers

October 3, 2019
By Heidi Cross, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CWON Ms. EB, a frail 82-year-old woman admitted to a long-term care facility, had a complex medical history that included diabetes, extensive heart disease, ischemi...

Legal Perils and Pitfalls of Wound Care – Wound Care From a “30,000-Foot” View

April 1, 2021
By Heidi Cross, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CWON Since the advent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), I haven’t done much flying, but I love travel and I love flying. One of my favorite experiences is a w...

Legal Perils and Pitfalls of Wound Care: Top 10 Wound Assessment Documentation Errors and Omissions

October 12, 2023
Inconsistencies, omission of necessary elements of wound documentation, as well as misunderstandings of proper wound terminology and concepts can potentially leave glaring inaccuracies and omissions i...
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