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Wound Documentation

Wound Care Transitions: What Are the Obstacles to Care?

April 28, 2023
Dr. Scott Bolhack, MD, MBA, CMD, CWS, FACP, FAAP, shares the issues and complexities he's seen in patient transitions across care settings like post-acute hospital and hospice care. Through the "Wound...

Wound Documentation Dos and Do nots: 10 Tips for Success

December 17, 2020
Scope of Practice and Standards of Practice guide nurses and other members of the interprofessional wound care team in caring for patients with wounds. Documentation in the medical record is a key asp...

Wound Documentation: Commonly Confused Wound Care Terms

October 17, 2019
By Holly M. Hovan MSN, RN-BC, APRN.ACNS-BC, CWOCN-AP Documentation is a huge part of our practice as wound care nurses. It is how we take credit for the care we provide to our patients and how we e...

Wound Documentation: How to Tell If a Wound is Healing

December 17, 2013
By Aletha Tippett MD We are supposed to check a wound every week and measure length, width and depth. These measurements should be getting smaller if the wound is healing, and we need to see improv...

Wound Exudate: What Does This Color Mean for My Patient?

March 24, 2021
When assessing and documenting a wound, it is important to note the amount and type of wound exudate (drainage). Using our senses is a large part of the initial wound assessment, followed by accurate ...

Wound, Ostomy and Continence Care Documentation Requirements

July 9, 2014
By Janis E. Harrison, RN, BSN, CWOCN, CFCN As I was pushed from the room where my husband was coding, I was met by a tiny little nun, we'll call Sister. She tried to move me to a waiting area nearb...
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