Nutrition

By Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND Several nutrients, such as arginine, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin E and vitamin C, play a key role in wound healing and preserving tissue viability. However, w...

By Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND In response to Dr. Michael Miller's February blog, I would like to educate readers on the role and responsibility of the registered dietitian (RD) on the w...

by Mary Ellen Posthauer, RDN, CD, LD, FAND Several years ago when my nutrition blog began, I discussed the issue of relying on laboratory values – in particular albumin, pre-albumin and transthyret...

By Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND While the focus of nutrition interventions for wound healing involve the amount of protein, calories and beverages provided and consumed, we tend to forget...

Appropriately balanced nutrition is a cornerstone of high-quality wound care, and this isn’t a new revelation. Nearly all modern wound centers include some version of nutritional screening, along with...

The role of nutrition in wound healing has been heavily explored since the early part of the 20th century. Addressing the proper balance of both macronutrients and micronutrients is a crucial part of ...

By Lydia A Meyers RN, MSN, CWCN I have been thinking for awhile about what to do for this month’s blog. During the time I worked for CTI nutritional I realized that many wound care nurses, includin...

By Holly Hovan MSN, APRN, CWOCN-AP A common misconception by nurses is sometimes predicting nutritional status based on a resident's weight. Weight is not always a good predictor of nutritional sta...

By Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND The NPUAP/EPUAP Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment Guidelines published in 2009 have been widely circulated around the globe and translated into 17 la...

By Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND As Lydia Meyers RN, MSN, CWCN emphasized in her recent blog 4 Common Bacteria that Cause Infections in Wound Management, assessing the patient for infectio...