By: Karen Bauer, NP-C, CWS
How often should ankle-brachial indexes (ABIs) be repeated? If someone has a stage 3 pressure injury to the top of the foot, should compression be held on that extremity?
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November 20th, 2020
By: Mary Brennan, RN, MBA, CWON, Karen Lou Kennedy-Evans, RN, FNP, APRN-BC, and Diane Krasner, PhD, RN, CWCN, CWS, MAPWCA, FAAN
What is the best way to differentiate between a Trombley-Brennan terminal tissue injury (TB-TTI) and deep tissue injury (DTI)?...
November 12th, 2020
By Michel H.E. Hermans, MD
How should I treat a patient with a partial-thickness burn on less than 10% of their body but poor vascularity?
It is not possible to give a specific answer to this question because burns larger than 10% could be anywhere from 11...
October 29th, 2020
By: Dianne Rudolph, DNP, GNP-BC, CWOCN
What are some ways to achieve insurance coverage for fistula pouches or to use ostomy supplies for a fistula? We often run into the issue of supplies not being covered for Medicare or Medicaid patients.
Unfortunately...
September 24th, 2020
By: Marta Ostler, PT, CWS, CLT, DAPWCA, and Janet Wolfson, PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA
September 18th, 2020
By Catherine T. Milne, APRN, MSN, ANP/ACNS-BC, CWOCN-AP and Jayesh Shah, MD, MHA
We are pleased to announce that registration for WoundCon Fall 2020 is now open to all licensed health care professionals at www.WoundCon.com. WoundCon Fall 2020...
September 11th, 2020
By Samantha Kuplicki, MSN, APRN-CNS, AGCNS-BC, CWCN-AP, CWS, RNFA
Should pain management interventions be put in place before debriding a venous ulcer?
Without question, yes. Any comprehensive wound treatment plan must include a thorough pain...
August 20th, 2020
By Thomas E. Serena, MD, and Khristina Harrell, RN
With apologies to Nietzsche: "What kills you makes you dead." The slow painful death of large and expensive in-person conferences has begun. Technological evolution has selected against these lumbering dinosaurs, but,...