Wound Healing Research: The Need for Grants Is Widespread
October 7, 2020
Wound healing research is scarce and the pervasiveness and cost of chronic wounds is high. Explore why we need more evidence and where to get grants.
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Learn When You Should Apply a Hydrogel Dressing to a Wound
September 30, 2020
In this series, we are featuring Types of Dressings. As Wound Care Certified professionals, we should be aware of the types of wound care dressings that are available to us to treat the patients in our care. Wound Care Dressings come in various shapes, sizes and have indications for their use. Hydrogels
Wound Treatment: 3 Questions to Help You Determine Appropriate Care
September 24, 2020
How many times have you wondered, or questioned, whether an ordered wound treatment was appropriate? I would not be not surprised if you said, “More often than I would like.” Unfortunately, that is the reality for wound care specialists today. According to a 2018 BMJ Open article, nurse researchers found an overuse of wound treatments […]
Hand Hygiene Tips for Providing Wound Care in Challenging Settings
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 […]
When to Use a Collagen Wound Dressing on Your Patients
September 9, 2020
Collagen wound dressings can stimulate the growth of new tissue in the wound bed by promoting deposition and organization of new collagen fibers.
Wound Temperature Can Affect the Wound Healing Process
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 […]
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Fundamentals in Wound Care
August 27, 2020
Wound experts share the basics about hyperbaric oxygen therapy, also known as HBOT. This go-to therapy is routinely used in wound care.
Wild on Wounds (WOW) Is Going Virtual This Year. Here’s What You Can Expect
August 20, 2020
The world has drastically changed with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. One alteration to our daily lives is the practice of avoiding crowds in an effort to slow down the spread and decrease risk of exposure to coronavirus. So, for everyone’s health and well-being, we’ve moved our popular Wild on Wounds Conference (WOW) to a […]
Nursing Documentation in Wound Care Is a Key Factor in Determining Liability
August 13, 2020
The medical record is an essential piece of evidence in any legal case alleging professional negligence against wound care nurses and others. As you know, one of the purposes of the medical record is to reflect what nursing care was given to the patient. The entries speak to the quality of the care given. The […]
Decoding Foot Wounds: Pressure Injury Vs. Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFU)
August 5, 2020
How often have you found yourself in the conundrum of deciding whether a wound on the foot of a diabetic patient is a diabetic foot ulcer or a pressure injury? Probably more than once. This is a hotly debated issue among wound care clinicians. In this post, we’ll dissect the facts and provide a clear understanding […]