Moisture-Associated Skin Damage

by Fabiola Jimenez, RN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN To tell you the truth, I was not exactly sure what I was getting into when I decided to go to Wound Ostomy and Continence (WOC) nursing school. My reference w...

By Karen Zulkowski DNS, RN, CWS I previously discussed the need for a complete head-to-toe skin assessment. Certainly this can tell you whether or not the person is dehydrated, has open or discolor...

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...

by the WoundSource Editors Although clinical practice is hampered by a lack of rigorous studies, standardized terminology, or definitions of incontinence-associated skin damage, it is well known am...

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...

by Heidi H. Cross, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CWON When looking at medical charts from a legal perspective, one of the areas closely scrutinized is the risk assessment for skin breakdown and pressure ulcer d...

Vulnerable skin within the skin microclimate is caused by a multitude of factors that are often aggravated by one another. Urine and feces, for example, have a negative impact on the skin as a result ...

by the WoundSource Editors It has long been known in clinical practice that long-term exposure of the skin to moisture is harmful and can lead to extensive skin breakdown. The term moisture-associa...

Neonates are widely known as a vulnerable patient population—especially critically ill and premature infants.1 This vulnerability has limited clinicians’ knowledge of moisture management products in t...