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

Intertriginous Dermatitis: Risk Factors, Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment

October 7, 2021
Intertriginous dermatitis (ITD), also referred to as intertrigo, is an inflammatory condition that affects opposing skin surfaces and can occur anywhere on the body where two surfaces are in contact. ...

Is It Really Infected? Recognizing Infection in Diabetic Foot Ulcers Based on the Evidence

February 25, 2022
Standards of care and evidence-based guidelines should lead our wound care practice to ensure the best possible outcomes for our patients. There are often prewritten algorithms or first- and second-li...

Lower Extremity Arterial Disease (LEAD) Awareness and Discussion

September 22, 2021
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is also known as lower extremity arterial disease (LEAD), peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD), or arteriosclerosis obliterans. LEAD is a disease that impacts t...

Lower Extremity Wounds: Differential Assessment and Management

November 24, 2021
Predominant pain pattern, ulcer location, ulcer appearance, type and amount of wound exudate, and vascular and sensorimotor assessment are some key factors used to determine the primary etiology of lo...

Lower Extremity Wounds: Is It Venous, Arterial, Neuropathic, or a Combination?

October 21, 2021
Lower extremity wounds manifest in a multitude of ways, with numerous causative or trigger factors. These types of wounds are often costly to treat, are frequently refractory, and have a high risk for...

Medical Device-Related Pressure Injury: Creating a Culture of Prevention

February 13, 2019
by Holly M. Hovan MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN-AP Recently, one of my awesome staff nurses coined a phrase that stuck with me—Mr. DoctoR Pressure Injury (MDRPI), also known as medical device-related p...

Ostomy Awareness and Education in a Virtual World

January 15, 2021
By: Holly M. Hovan, MSN, GERO-BC, APRN, CWOCN-AP Every year, on the first Saturday of October, we celebrate ostomy awareness day. This is a significant day. Ostomies truly are lifesavers for so man...

Ouch! Assessing and Managing Acute and Chronic Wound Pain

January 14, 2022
Pain has been a prevalent health care challenge in the United States for some time, with data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing that approximately 16% of men and 20% of women...
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