Years ago, during my "marketing and sales period", a nurse approached me during a break at a seminar to ask my advice about a patient and his wound. Instead of describing the patient and his problems, ...

This article is the third in a series on wound management. Poor pain management leads to distress and can impede the healing process. This article describes the different types of pain and the ...

A pioneering digital wound assessment app being used by community nurses at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ...

March 23, 2017 - Hospitals that employ nurses who have specialty certification in wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) care have lower rates of hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs), reports a ...

Two wound ostomy nurses have proposed a scale that distinguishes between end-of-life skin failure and pressure injuries (PIs), a tool that could lead to better interventions and decrease reimbursement ...

From sterile technique to leadership on the floor, nursing skills are built through structured checklists, training, and real-world practice. Competency validation ensures patient safety while ...

FRANKFORT, Ky., Jan. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vohra Wound Care has been awarded a grant by Kentucky's Cabinet for Health and Family Services. The grant will improve the care of Kentucky's nursing ...

Q: Why did you go into this career? A: In nursing school I was fascinated by the skin’s anatomy, purpose, and healing process. Later, as a Registered Nurse working in the hospital, I quickly became ...

VOL: 98, ISSUE: 44, PAGE NO: 62 Andrea Cartwright, RN, BSc, is nutritional nurse specialist, Basildon and Thurrock General Hospitals NHS Trust Nutrition requires complex multidisciplinary ...

Patients at hospitals staffed by nurses who’ve earned specialty certification in wound, ostomy and continence care are less likely to experience pressure injuries, according to a recent study ...