Wound Assessment & Documentation posts

By Zelda Meeker

May 29, 2025

Explore common wound description terms to improve clarity and deepen your understanding of wound management.

By Tara Call Triplett, RN, WCC, CHFN and Zelda Meeker

April 17, 2025

Learn best practices for wound assessment and documentation to track healing progress and ensure regulatory compliance.

By Tara Call Triplett, RN, WCC, CHFN

February 4, 2025

What does an unhealthy wound edge mean? Learn more about the causes, prevention, and treatment of rolled wound edges, called epibole.

By Carole Jakucs, MSN, RN, PHN, CDCES

March 19, 2024

Sanguineous drainage can sometimes be common in certain wound types. Learn more about what this exudate type means and how to manage it.

By Tara Call Triplett, RN, WCC, CHFN

February 6, 2024

While it may appear like a scab, eschar presents far more serious risks. Learn the characteristics of this tissue and effective treatments.

By Carole Jakucs, MSN, RN, PHN, CDCES

June 6, 2023

Which diabetic wound classification system should you use? We examine the Wagner Scale and the University of Texas system to help you decide.

By Carole Jakucs, MSN, RN, PHN, CDCES and Zelda Meeker

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.

By Bill Richlen, PT, WCC, DWC

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.

By Lisette Hilton

May 31, 2022

With an accurate assessment, wound care clinicians can identify signs of wound infection early and treat it without using antibiotics.

By Carole Jakucs, MSN, RN, PHN, CDCES

September 21, 2021

Pediatric patients need caregivers who are well-versed in wound care and in young patients' special physiological and emotional needs.