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.
Avulsion Wound: Descriptions and Treatments
April 25, 2023
Trauma can cause a variety of wounds with different degrees of severity. One wound category that is commonly encountered are avulsion wounds.
Burn Wound Care
February 9, 2023
Identifying burn wound types can help reduce healing time by ensuring proper burn wound care treatment is implemented.
Exudate: What the Types and Quantities Tell You
January 26, 2023
As a wound care clinician, you know you can tell a lot about a wound by the exudate. So its vital to know what the type and amounts reveal.
Understanding the Foundation of Wound Care Treatments
November 4, 2022
Having a strong foundational understanding of available wound care treatments is key to ensuring that your patient's journey starts off on the right path.
Wound Care Basics: Types of Wounds
October 28, 2022
As a wound care clinician, assisting your clinical team in correctly diagnosing and treating the type of wound your patient has will help connect the missing pieces of the puzzle and have your patient on their way to healing.
Managing Pressure Injuries: 6 Key Considerations
October 19, 2022
Managing pressure injuries is one area of wound care that many wound care professionals encounter regularly.
Wound Care Nurse Duties
September 30, 2022
A wound care nurse's duties aim to reduce a patient’s pain and promote healing as quickly and completely as possible. But what does this include?
What Happened to Practicing Wound Care Basics?
September 23, 2022
A colleague of mine once stated there are basically two fundamentals to healing wounds: a healthy patient and a healthy wound environment. Once those are accomplished, topical treatments will not make that big of a difference.
The Pros and Cons of Wound Care Nursing
July 29, 2022
With a comprehensive understanding of the pros and cons of wound care nursing, these professionals are setting themselves — and their organizations — up for success.