Skin Conditions/Skin Care

by Emily Greenstein, APRN, CNP, CWON, FACCWS "When I grow up, I want to be a wound care specialist." That's not something you hear kids going around saying. Sure, kids want to be doctors or nurses....

Barbara Pieper, PhD, CNS-BC, CWOCN, FAAN, WOCNF shared that drug abuse or addiction affects millions of individuals each year in the United States. In 2019, 20.4 million people met the criteria for a ...

by the WoundSource Editors The performance of an accurate and complete skin assessment is of utmost importance to obtaining and maintaining healthy skin. Understanding the structure and function of...

By Susan M. Cleveland, BSN, RN, WCC, CDP, NADONA Board Secretary As a Director of Nursing, your assessment skills must be tiptop. How are the skills of the staff you are entrusting with the care of...

By Karen Zulkowski DNS, RN, CWS Looking at a person's skin from head to toe is an important nursing function. Certainly nurses document this on the patient's admission, but not so much thereafter. ...

By the WoundSource Editors Pressure injuries are a significant risk for patients and pose a tremendous clinical challenge to medical providers. Serious pressure injuries can present a substantial t...

by the WoundSource Editors Wound healing is a complex process that is highly dependent on many skin cell types interacting in a defined order. With chronic wounds, this process is disrupted, and he...

According to the definition from the International Skin Tear Advisory Panel (ISTAP), “a skin tear is a traumatic wound caused by mechanical forces, including removal of adhesives. Severity may vary by...

By Laurie Swezey RN, BSN, CWOCN, CWS, FACCWS Skin tears are a common problem among the elderly due to increased skin fragility associated with aging. Due to the increasing prevalence of this proble...