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Overcoming Wound Healing Barriers by Understanding Patient Behaviors

October 14, 2014
By Ron Sherman MD, MSC, DTM&H My thoughts today do not center on biotherapy or even wound care. They center on the concept of perspective. But perspective really affects every aspect of life, inclu...

Patient and Family Wound Care Education: Clinician and Learner Challenges

June 12, 2012
Part 1 in a series discussing the challenges and opportunities in patient/family education By Paula Erwin-Toth, MSN, RN, CWOCN, CNS Mr. Gillan is a 72 year old man with venous insufficiency. He ...

Patient Engagement: Encouraging Healing by Involving Patients in Wound Care

March 31, 2022
Patient engagement in wound care improves patient experience and satisfaction and results in increased clinical and economic benefits. As such, it is a worthwhile approach to take, but there are some ...

Practicing Teamwork: 3 Elements of a Successful Nursing Team

May 28, 2014
By Cheryl Carver, LPN, WCC, CWCA, FACCWS, DAPWCA, CLTC National Nurse's Week (May 6-12) clearly influenced me for this month's blog topic. I think about teamwork among nursing staff members. A join...

Preventing Surgical Site Infections

September 27, 2019
By the WoundSource Editors The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) define a surgical site infection (SSI) as "an infection that occurs after surgery in the part of the body where the s...

Refractory Wounds: Systemic Factors Affecting Repair – Iatrogenic Factors (Part 4 of 4)

July 28, 2021
Refractory wounds comprise a significant worldwide health problem, affecting 5 to 7 million people per year in the United States alone, as discussed in previous blogs. Wounds that fail to heal not onl...

Remodeling Wound Care: Specialization and Evidence-Based Patient Care

February 11, 2013
By Lydia A Meyers RN, MSN, CWCN I recently wrote a blog on my proposal to remodel home health care. I continue my musings as we consider other ways we can incorporate consumer-based business and ma...
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