Pressure Ulcer Prevention

by Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND Despite all of the advances in risk assessment, prevention and treatment guidelines, support surfaces, nutritional products and vigorous educational effort...

Medical device-related pressure injuries (MDRPIs) are defined as injuries associated with using devices applied for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes, where the injury tends to have the same configur...

By Holly M. Hovan MSN, RN-BC, APRN.ACNS-BC, CWOCN-AP Often when we hear the words "pressure injury," our brains are trained to think about staging the wound, considering treatment options, and obta...

Pressure injuries (PIs) are defined by the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel as “localized damage to the skin and/or underlying soft tissue usually over a bony prominence or related to a medical...

By Tasneem Masqati and James McGuire DPM, PT, CPed, FAPWHc The majority of the wounds of the lower extremity are of arterial, venous or neurotrophic(diabetic) origin. ...

By Cerise Adams and James McGuire DPM, PT, CPed, FAPWHc Our skin is the largest organ in our body requiring a significant amount of vascular support to stay healthy and protective. As we get older,...

As I contemplate the current conversation around ventilators, I am encouraged to refresh my knowledge about mucosal pressure injuries. Pressure injuries on the mucous membranes present and are staged ...

By Terri Kolenich, RN, CWCA, AAPWCA Question: What are Quality Measures, how does my long-term care facility measure up, and how can we improve? ...

By Glenda Motta RN, MPH The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that nearly one in five Medicare patients discharged from a hospital—approximately 2.6 million seniors—is readmitte...

After COVID19, facilities faced nursing shortages, barriers to efficient documentation, and, subsequently, rises in hospital-acquired injuries (HAPI). In this interview from SAWC Fall 2023, Kim Cummin...