Wound Assessment and Documentation

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...

Wounds, including chronic and complex wounds, represent a tremendous challenge to the US health care system. In the United States alone, chronic wounds impact approximately 6.5 million patients, and t...

A break in the skin through injury or surgery creates an open entry for bacteria to enter the body and begin to multiply. Recognizing the first signs of wound infection enables health care professiona...

Many nurses have spent their careers in different parts of the health care system. This diverse experience allows them to bring exclusive knowledge to medical malpractice cases. Legal nurse consultant...

By Heidi Cross, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CWON Ms. EB, a frail 82-year-old woman admitted to a long-term care facility, had a complex medical history that included diabetes, extensive heart disease, ischemi...

By Heidi Cross, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CWON Since the advent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), I haven’t done much flying, but I love travel and I love flying. One of my favorite experiences is a w...

Inconsistencies, omission of necessary elements of wound documentation, as well as misunderstandings of proper wound terminology and concepts can potentially leave glaring inaccuracies and omissions i...

By Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine Journal Review Club The advancement of technology and the introduction of the World Wide Web have allowed information to be a click of a button awa...