Volume 56 - Issue 1 - January, 2010
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
01/01/2010
As a fairly new certified wound ostomy continence nurse (WOCN), I have learned that all of the healthcare professionals involved in a case must cooperate in order to provide effective wound care to a patient.
I see wound care...
As a fairly new certified wound ostomy continence nurse (WOCN), I have learned that all of the healthcare professionals involved in a case must cooperate in order to provide effective wound care to a patient.
I see wound care...
As a fairly new certified...
01/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
01/01/2010
Although many new products promise to heal chronic wounds, few have withstood the test of time. Many wounds continue to fail to progress through an organized healing process of homeostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and maturation,...
Although many new products promise to heal chronic wounds, few have withstood the test of time. Many wounds continue to fail to progress through an organized healing process of homeostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and maturation,...
Although many new products...
01/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
01/01/2010
Each autumn, the largest meeting of nutrition professionals in the world — the Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE) — is convened. The conference, sponsored by the American Dietetic Association (ADA), brings together thousands...
Each autumn, the largest meeting of nutrition professionals in the world — the Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE) — is convened. The conference, sponsored by the American Dietetic Association (ADA), brings together thousands...
Each autumn, the largest...
01/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
01/01/2010
I am no stranger to the cause of falls prevention. When he was 79 years old, my father, a stroke survivor, fell in the bathroom of an assisted-living facility attempting to urinate without assistance during the night. He died several...
I am no stranger to the cause of falls prevention. When he was 79 years old, my father, a stroke survivor, fell in the bathroom of an assisted-living facility attempting to urinate without assistance during the night. He died several...
I am no stranger to the...
01/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
01/01/2010
I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back. — Maya Angelou
Michele (Shelly) Burdette-Taylor, RN-BC, MSN, CWCN, CFCN, PhDc, is a Lieutenant Colonel...
I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back. — Maya Angelou
Michele (Shelly) Burdette-Taylor, RN-BC, MSN, CWCN, CFCN, PhDc, is a Lieutenant Colonel...
I've learned that you shouldn't...
01/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Industry Insider
01/01/2010
Barrier gauze dressing successfully combats influenza virus
Derma Sciences, Inc (Princeton, NJ) recently released an independent laboratory report indicating that the company’s Bioguard barrier gauze dressings exhibit high antiviral...
Barrier gauze dressing successfully combats influenza virus
Derma Sciences, Inc (Princeton, NJ) recently released an independent laboratory report indicating that the company’s Bioguard barrier gauze dressings exhibit high antiviral...
Barrier gauze dressing...
01/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
01/01/2010
Within the wound care community there are currently three certifications offered:
1) Certified Wound Care Nurse — CWCN— offered by the Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board (WOCNCB);
2) Wound Care...
Within the wound care community there are currently three certifications offered:
1) Certified Wound Care Nurse — CWCN— offered by the Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board (WOCNCB);
2) Wound Care...
Within the wound care...
01/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Literature Review
01/01/2010
Abstract
An ileal conduit is the most common urinary diversion following radical cystectomy for invasive bladder cancer. Unlike internal complications commonly described in urological literature, reports about the incidence of external...
Abstract
An ileal conduit is the most common urinary diversion following radical cystectomy for invasive bladder cancer. Unlike internal complications commonly described in urological literature, reports about the incidence of external...
Abstract
An ileal conduit is...
01/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
01/01/2010
Women of childbearing age with severe Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis occasionally face the prospect of having ostomy surgery. When these women contemplate pregnancy, they may continue to suffer with pain for fear that having an...
Women of childbearing age with severe Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis occasionally face the prospect of having ostomy surgery. When these women contemplate pregnancy, they may continue to suffer with pain for fear that having an...
Women of childbearing age...
01/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
01/01/2010
Abstract
Multiple factors affect the sleep quality of individuals with surgically created stomas. Using Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovation as the theoretical framework, a study was conducted to: 1) assess subjective sleep quality perceptions...
Abstract
Multiple factors affect the sleep quality of individuals with surgically created stomas. Using Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovation as the theoretical framework, a study was conducted to: 1) assess subjective sleep quality perceptions...
Abstract
Multiple factors...
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Wound Management & Prevention
