Nutritional Management

By Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND "I know Susie Q has a stage IV pressure ulcer on her sacrum but she is obese so she certainly doesn't need any more calories." Clinicians and family member...

By Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND Today an increasing number of individuals follow a vegetarian diet either by personal choice or for religious or cultural beliefs. Some research indicates...

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...

By Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND The "dogs days of summer" with temperatures approaching 90 and above plus high humidity levels remind us of the importance of hydration. While you are focu...

By Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND Congratulations to Bruce Ruben, MD, for his #1 WoundSource blog for 2015; Wound Healing: Reasons Wounds Will Not Heal. I certainly concur with Dr. Ruben th...

By Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND In 2010, experts at a consensus conference convened by the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP):...

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...

In the previous blog, I briefly went through the standards of care when it comes to nutrition and pressure injury (PI) prevention and development and discussed what a large role nutrition plays in PI ...