Hand Hygiene Tips for Providing Wound Care in Challenging Settings
By Nancy J. Brent, MS, JD, RN
September 16, 2020
Hand hygiene is nothing new in healthcare. It has become increasingly important throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. As a wound care nurse, you know hand hygiene is essential in preventing infections when providing patient care. If you provide care outside of the traditional clinical settings, such as a hospital or a wound care clinic, you know how […]
Wound Temperature Can Affect the Wound Healing Process
By Bill Richlen, PT, WCC, DWC
September 2, 2020
A patient’s core body temperature must be above 91.4 degrees Fahrenheit and below 107.6 for wound healing to occur. The loss of moisture from any surface by evaporation is accompanied by cooling of the surface. So, as wound tissues lose moisture, a cooling effect occurs resulting in lower wound temperature. Even a decrease of only […]
TIMERS Wound Care: Strategies for Wound Bed Preparation
By Carole Jakucs, MSN, RN, PHN, CDCES
July 29, 2020
Whether you’ve been in wound care for many years, or are a newcomer to the field, you have likely heard the terms TIME and maybe TIMERS. The two words are acronyms pertaining to clinical categories related to comprehensive wound assessment, management and wound bed preparation for hard-to-heal wounds, said Donald Wollheim, MD, FAPWCA, WCC, DWC, […]