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Pressure Injury Prevention

Malnutrition and Pressure Injuries

January 4, 2018
by Nancy Munoz, DCN, MHA, RDN, FAND Editor's note:This blog post is part of the WoundSource Trending Topics series, bringing you insight into the latest clinical issues and advancement in wound man...

Pressure Injuries: How a Multidisciplinary Approach Can Help Prevention?

May 23, 2023
Editor's Note: How can a multidisciplinary approach aid in pressure injury prevention? In this interview, Kelly McFee, DNP, FNP-C, CWS, CWCN-AP, FACCWS, DAPWCAshe discusses how using the multidiscipli...

3 Common Patient Challenges Associated with Pressure Ulcers/Injuries

November 1, 2017
By the WoundSource Editors Nurses and other health care professionals providing care to patients regularly face challenges that can make it more difficult to perform routine tasks and ensure patien...

A Wound Care Carnival: Making Pressure Injury Prevention and Wound Care Fun

February 7, 2020
Education is key in sustained positive outcomes and it is the first step in understanding pressure injury prevention, for both patients and staff. It's very difficult to hold people accountable for so...

Adopting a Pressure Ulcer/Injury Prevention Mindset

October 10, 2019
By Cheryl Carver, LPN, WCC, CWCA, DAPWCA, FACCWS Worldwide Pressure Ulcer/Injury Prevention & Awareness Day is November 21st. This day is considered pretty much a holiday at my home. I have Stop Pr...

Advanced Therapies for Diabetic Foot Ulcers

March 31, 2020
Advanced wound care technologies have come a long way in treating chronic wounds. However, diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) can be challenging, and not every patient should have identical treatment. Utiliz...

Building a Pressure Injury Prevention Program: Frequently Asked Questions

January 31, 2020
Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs) pose a challenge for acute and post-acute care environments and are listed as hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Servi...

Case Study: Medical Device-Related Pressure Injury Treatment Using DACC Technology Dressings

July 22, 2021
Urinary catheters serve several purposes, including monitoring urine output, relieving urinary retention, and facilitating diagnosis of disease in the lower urinary tract. These catheters can be inser...

Commentary: What Wound Care Needs Most

August 15, 2016
by Thomas E. Serena MD, FACS, FACHM, FAPWCA "I believe we possess all the resources and talents necessary. But the facts of the matter are that we have never made the national decisions or marshale...
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