Floating Heels: More Than Just Pillow Talk
November 20, 2015
Explore official floating heels guidelines, devices clinicians use for heel floating, and the legal matters that pertain to floating heels.
Will the Real Pressure Ulcer Please Stand Up?
October 28, 2015
How to know the difference between Incontinence Associated Dermatitis (IAD) and pressure injury. As wound care clinicians, we treat our patients to the best of our ability and heal wounds – that’s what we do. But unfortunately, even under the best of circumstances, facility-acquired pressure injuries happen. And we have to document them … because […]
Friction vs. Shearing in Wound Care: How Do You Tell the Difference?
August 20, 2015
It’s a common question among wound care providers: what exactly is the difference between friction and shearing? We've got some answers.
I Stage, II Stage, III Stage , IV…. Making Pressure Ulcer Staging a Little Easier
June 6, 2014
There has to be a way to get everyone on the same page. You would think that over the last 6-7 years since the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) had released the updated staging guidelines we would have gotten better at this. Not necessarily the case. Lets try to make pressure ulcer staging as […]