The Essential Role of Wound Irrigation
October 24, 2023
Wound irrigation helps wounds heal effectively and reduces the risk of infection. Explore how this practice is essential to wound management.
Understanding Skin Tears and Paths To Prevent Them
September 26, 2023
Skin tears are common wounds, especially in older adults. Knowing proper treatment can prevent these and improve the lives of your patients.
Common Challenges in Wound Care Nursing
September 7, 2023
Wound care nursing is rewarding and often intense. It offers nurses the chance to truly get to know their patients and specialize in one area of patient care. But it is not without its share of difficulties. These are some of the common challenges in wound care nursing.
Purulent Drainage: Characteristics, Treatments, and Challenges
August 29, 2023
Purulent drainage is considered the most serious type of exudate. Here, we look at the causes, signs, treatments, and challenges for this drainage type.
Tips for Wound Care Nurses
August 15, 2023
Do you know what it takes to be a wound care nurse? These tips for wound care nurses can help you decide if the specialty is right for you.
Open Wound Care: Treatment and Complications
July 12, 2023
Doing our best to manage and properly identify and treat open wounds can help to relieve the social, personal, and economic burden of wound treatment and will improve the quality of life for patients.
Traumatic Open Wounds: Let’s Define the Types
June 15, 2023
Traumatic open wounds involve a disruption in the integrity of the skin and underlying tissues caused by mechanical forces.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Use in Wound Healing
May 23, 2023
Different methods exist to enhance healing. Hyperbaric treatment can help even the most complex and pervasive wounds heal more effectively.
Cellulitis Wounds: Causes, Care, and Complications
May 2, 2023
An open wound is a perfect route for bacteria to cause a cellulitis infection. Early diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of cellulitis is the key to successful resolution of symptoms.
Diabetic Toenails: Watch for Change
March 21, 2023
We cover the types of diabetic toenails that wound care clinicians need to look for, what black spots and dark toenails mean, and treatment options.