NPUAP

By Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) has designated November 17, 2016 as World Wide Pressure Injury Prevention Day and is urging states to jo...

by Karen Zulkowski DNS, RN, CWS There are several issues in pressure ulcer definitions. For example, exactly what is the definition for eschar? What is an unavoidable pressure ulcer? How can you de...

By Holly M. Hovan MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN-AP What does your facility do to raise awareness regarding pressure injury prevention? We have lots of educational opportunities throughout the year, but...

By Laurie Swezey RN, BSN, CWOCN, CWS, FACCWS There are many tools that can be used to assess wounds. It is important to be aware of these tools and what they measure. It is also important to become...

By Cheryl Carver, LPN, WCC, CWCA, FACCWS, DAPWCA, CLTC As a wound care consultant, I receive many requests to conduct ongoing in-services of various topics with "all" nursing staff. This request is...