Volume 56 - Issue 1 - January, 2010
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...
01/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Executive Spotlight
01/01/2010
Utilizing his passion for the research and development of new life-saving medical technologies, mechanical engineer Ron Sechrist founded Sechrist Industries in 1973. From the beginning, Sechrist has defined its brand with a core set of...
Utilizing his passion for the research and development of new life-saving medical technologies, mechanical engineer Ron Sechrist founded Sechrist Industries in 1973. From the beginning, Sechrist has defined its brand with a core set of...
Utilizing his passion for...
01/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Guest Editorial
01/01/2010
Nineteen years ago, as a very frightened and bitter 15 year old, I had ostomy surgery as a result of Crohn’s disease that had ravaged my body for six miserable years. I was hopeful for the potential health the ostomy offered me, yet...
Nineteen years ago, as a very frightened and bitter 15 year old, I had ostomy surgery as a result of Crohn’s disease that had ravaged my body for six miserable years. I was hopeful for the potential health the ostomy offered me, yet...
Nineteen years ago, as a...
01/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Feature
Case Report
01/01/2010
Abstract
Primary adenocarcinoma at an ileostomy site is an exceedingly rare occurrence but has been documented at the peristomal skin of patients with a long-standing ileostomy. Chronic irritation and resultant metaplasia is thought to be a...
Abstract
Primary adenocarcinoma at an ileostomy site is an exceedingly rare occurrence but has been documented at the peristomal skin of patients with a long-standing ileostomy. Chronic irritation and resultant metaplasia is thought to be a...
Abstract
Primary adenocarcinoma...
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Wound Management & Prevention
