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Pressure Ulcer Prevention

Bridging the Gap: Maintaining Continuity in Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment

November 25, 2015
By Margaret Heale, RN, MSc, CWOCN It has become quite easy to look at pressure ulcer prevention in most health care settings. From acute care, through the ED and on to the OR and ITU, then to the v...

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...

Common Scrotum Injuries

April 6, 2020
Scrotum injuries can be caused by one or more mechanisms of injury such as trauma, pressure, friction, and moisture. Minor injuries frequently result in pain to the afflicted area, swelling, or ecchym...

Conducting a Biomechanical Exam As Part of Pressure Injury Prevention

November 1, 2023
Pressure injuries (PIs) often result from sustained pressure and shear on skin and local tissue. As a result, patient position, posture, and load bearing are integral factors to consider to alleviate ...

Does The Term Never Event Apply to Pressure Injuries?

October 7, 2016
By Jeffrey M. Levine MD, AGSF, CWS-P Editor's Note: The views expressed in Dr. Levine’s posts are solely those of the author, and do not represent the views of any medical school or national organi...

Encouraging Change with Evidenced-Based Practice: Challenges in Communication

March 22, 2018
by Fabiola Jimenez, RN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN To tell you the truth, I was not exactly sure what I was getting into when I decided to go to Wound Ostomy and Continence (WOC) nursing school. My reference w...

Ethics and Wound Care

September 12, 2014
By Bruce E. Ruben MD This particular blog is not necessarily intended to educate, but to be a thinking piece that asks more questions than it answers. ...

Extremes of Age and Skin Injuries

March 19, 2019
By Ivy Razmus, RN, PhD, CWOCN The very old and the very young are more alike than you might think when you consider risk for skin injuries. They are alike regarding their limited sensory perception...
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