Professional Development

By Miranda Henry, WoundSource Managing Editor There are opportunities for health care providers at all levels to become experts in the field of wound care. This multidisciplinary field is comprised...

By Terri Kolenich, RN, CWCA, AAPWCA We have all heard time and time again how important it is to take care of yourself first so you can take better care of others. It is impossible to give somethin...

By Laurie Swezey RN, BSN, CWOCN, CWS, FACCWS You've learned all you can about wound care. Perhaps you've been working in wound care for a while and have decided that you would like to pursue wound ...

By Michel H.E. Hermans, MD The first time you see your name published as the lead author of an article you are filled with pride. If an article is rejected you are filled with frustration. ...

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...

By Kathy Gallagher, DNP, APRN-FNP, CMC, UMC, BC, WCC, CWS, FACCWS In 2010, Christiana Care Health System, a 1,000 bed Level I trauma center in Wilmington, Delaware, introduced an acute surgical w...

by Paula Erwin-Toth MSN, RN, CWOCN, CNS, FAAN Tradition claims March comes in like a lion and leaves like a lamb. Depending on where you live, March is in a full-throated roar! Kids are thinking ab...

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the greatest health threats of the 21st century. The current number of deaths attributed to drug-resistant infections is 700,000, yet this figure is expected to grow...

By Paula Erwin-Toth MSN, RN, CWOCN, CNS, FAAN Happy Spring! At least that is what the calendar indicates, but recent temperatures across much of the US seem to dispute that fact....

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...