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Pressure Injury

The Importance of Standardization in Pressure Injury Risk Assessment

March 25, 2022
Pressure injuries are common among patients who experience extended exposure to pressure on a bony prominence or shear to areas of poor turgor, two factors that lead to constriction of a patient’s blo...

The Issue of Noncompliance in Wound Care Patients: Part 2: Strategies for Wound Care Clinicians

August 19, 2022
Dealing with patients who can’t or won’t participate in their care can be a challenge for health care providers across all settings. In wound care, this lack of participation can result in great finan...

Unavoidable Skin Breakdown Versus Pressure Injury: Continued Discussions

April 22, 2022
Pressure injuries (PIs) typically are the result of unrelieved pressure, shear, or force. In an inpatient or hospital setting, interventions are put into place to prevent pressure injuries based on ev...

Understanding Skin Failure: Pathophysiological Factors

April 5, 2023
As the body's largest organ, skin has multiple functions, causes, and manifestations of failure at end of life. The concept of skin failure was first proposed in 1991 and continues to impact how injur...

Using a Nurse-Led, Standardized Approach to Prevent and Treat Moisture-Associated Skin Damage and Pressure Injuries in Critical Care

June 29, 2022
Moisture-associated skin damage (MASD) is becoming increasingly prevalent in today’s health care system. Often associated with discomfort and pain, MASD ultimately negatively impacts quality of life. ...

What Is a Kennedy Terminal Ulcer?

April 22, 2021
Many questions arise and confusion develops when wound care providers mention Kennedy terminal ulcers (KTUs). Because these wounds are not frequently seen, and because they develop rapidly and observa...

Wound Care Terminology and Pronunciation: Tips for Proper Usage

November 17, 2016
By Margaret Heale, RN, MSc, CWOCN Looking back on a previous New England WOCN Society regional conference I attended, it strikes me that there where several impressive items discussed relating to t...

Wounds Secondary to Sleep Position Part 2: Using Mattresses and Other Modalities to Prevent Pressure Injuries

June 14, 2022
For the patient, the prevention of sores and injuries is better than treating them. Pressure-relieving mattresses may be essential for preventing pressure injuries (bed sores). These mattresses aid in...

Wounds Secondary to Sleeping Position Part 1: Recognizing Pressure Injuries Secondary to Sleeping Position

June 13, 2022
Heel pressure injuries and various forms of ulcers are easy to identify, but are you overlooking sleeping position as a cause for wounds in other locations? Do you have a wound you are sure is venous ...
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