Pressure Ulcers

By Bruce E. Ruben MD This particular blog is not necessarily intended to educate, but to be a thinking piece that asks more questions than it answers. ...

By Ivy Razmus, RN, PhD, CWOCN The very old and the very young are more alike than you might think when you consider risk for skin injuries. They are alike regarding their limited sensory perception...

By Terri Kolenich, RN, CWCA, AAPWCA It has been a long week. The CMS state survey team entered your facility Sunday afternoon at 2pm. Thursday is finally here and the state survey exit meeting is o...

By Cheryl Carver LPN, WCC, CWCA, CWCP, FACCWS, DAPWCA, CLTC This month's blog topic idea came about from a recent conversation with a middle-aged patient with paraplegia. She had a stage 4 pressure...

Wound chronicity is defined as any wound that is physiologically impaired due to a disruption in the wound healing cascade: 1) hemostasis, 2) inflammation, 3) proliferation, and 4) maturation/remodeli...

By Jonathan Rosenfeld, JD Whether the development of a bedsore, also commonly referred to as a pressure ulcer, is the fault of the nursing home or an existing medical condition, the actions taken b...

By the WoundSource Editors Litigation over hospital-acquired pressure ulcers represents a significant fraction of a medical malpractice attorney's caseload. The liability issues have shifted since...

By Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND When I attend wound care conferences both nationally and internationally, I am frequently asked how I became interested in nutrition and wound care. In 199...

By Lindsay D. Andronaco RN, BSN, CWCN, WOC, DAPWCA, FAACWS Cultural sensitivity and awareness is something that as healthcare providers, we say we practice – but do we always practice what we preac...