Cheryl Carver, LPN, WCC, CWCA, FACCWS, DAPWCA, CLTC

My approach to wound care education with patients, providers, and nursing staff the last 20+ years has always been to make learning fun while emphasizing that wounds are a serious topic. My strong pas...

By Cheryl Carver, LPN, WCC, CWCA, FACCWS, DAPWCA, CLTC Being an independent wound care education consultant in long-term care, I get a lot of questions regarding moisture-associated skin damage (MA...

By Cheryl Carver, LPN, WCC, CWCA, FACCWS, DAPWCA, CLTC Knowing the difference between a scab and eschar may not seem like a big deal. However, if you are being audited, or your facility is in surve...

By Cheryl Carver, LPN, WCC, CWCA, FACCWS, DAPWCA, CLTC I was thinking back to the days when I worked as a hyperbaric technologist. Hyperbaric medicine has significantly evolved over the past decade...

By Cheryl Carver, LPN, WCC, CWCA, FACCWS, DAPWCA, CLTC It is kind of funny to me, but we all tend to first take a gander at the alphabet soup on badges or business cards. But I ask you this, "Is th...

By Cheryl Carver, LPN, WCC, CWCA, FACCWS, DAPWCA, CLTC Providers may view off label drug use (OLDU) for wounds as the "new wave". However, if there is little or no scientific evidence supporting th...

By Cheryl Carver LPN, WCC, CWCA, CWCP, FACCWS, DAPWCA, CLTC I tell everyone that long-term care is the toughest arena for a wound consultant. However, it can also be the most rewarding. The focus o...

By Cheryl Carver LPN, WCC, CWCA, CWCP, FACCWS, DAPWCA, CLTC I consider myself to be beyond blessed. I know that my purpose in life is to be useful, compassionate, and to make a difference in wound ...

By Cheryl Carver LPN, WCC, CWCA, CWCP, FACCWS, DAPWCA, CLTC Let us start off this post with a typical scenario. You walk into any facility or institution and you see a patient slouched in their whe...

By Cheryl Carver, LPN, WCC, CWCA, FACCWS, DAPWCA, CLTC Whether you are a provider or a clinician, the challenge of wound dressing selection is ongoing. I have been an educator for quite some time n...