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Holly M. Hovan, MSN, APRN, GERO-BC, CWOCN-AP

Epithelial Versus Granulation: Is It Full- or Partial-Thickness and What’s the Significance?

January 13, 2023
In chronic wound management, clinicians often see and treat both partial- and full-thickness wounds. These wounds may present as pressure injuries or other wound types, including, although not limited...

Getting Ready for Wound Care Certification: Study Tips and Practice Questions

May 31, 2019
By Holly M. Hovan, MSN, RN-BC, APRN-CNS, CWOCN-AP As discussed in a prior blog, reflecting on why you want to become certified and how to begin the process are some important initial steps when con...

Going Back to Basics While Incorporating Technological Advances in Wound Management

October 3, 2022
Chronic wounds impact more than 8 million Americans in a multitude of ways ranging from affecting quality of life along to creating a significant economic burden, with the estimated cost of care in th...

How and Why to Certify in Ostomy Care

July 25, 2019
By Holly M. Hovan, MSN, RN-BC, APRN, CWOCN-AP As someone who holds tricertification, I often feel as though my ostomy patients are the ones in whose lives I am making the biggest difference. Watchi...

How Can You Prevent Medical Adhesive-Related Skin Injuries?

March 4, 2021
By Holly Hovan MSN, GERO-BC, APRN, CWOCN-AP “Top-down skin injuries” is an increasingly common term used to describe superficial cutaneous injuries. Top-down injuries result from damage beginning a...

How to Use Wound Assessment Techniques to Support Self-Care in Nurses

September 5, 2019
By Holly M. Hovan, MSN, RN-BC, APRN-CNS, CWOCN-AP As wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) nurses, and nurses in general, we are often so busy taking care of others that sometimes we forget to take c...

Improving Outcomes Through Wound Care Staff Education

April 13, 2017
By Holly Hovan MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC, CWON-AP As a wound, ostomy, and continence nurse in long-term care, education is a huge part of my role working in our Community Living Center (CLC), Hospice, and...

Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis: Evidence-Based Practices

February 10, 2023
Moisture-associated skin damage (MASD) is sometimes accompanied by serous exudate, a denuded appearance of skin, or a secondary cutaneous infection. As the most common form of MASD, incontinence-assoc...
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