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Volume 49 - Issue 4 - April, 2003

Feature

Empirical Studies
04/01/2003
   In the spring of 1998, nursing staff on two surgical units at a major medical center noticed inconsistencies in the care of open surgical wounds. Some nurses used sterile while others employed a clean dressing change technique. Because...
   In the spring of 1998, nursing staff on two surgical units at a major medical center noticed inconsistencies in the care of open surgical wounds. Some nurses used sterile while others employed a clean dressing change technique. Because...
   In the spring of 1998,...
04/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
04/01/2003
   Squamous cell cancer (SCC) represents a type of epidermoid carcinoma of the skin; 20% of all dermatological malignancies are SCC, second only to basal cell cancers (BCC). Clinicians agree that damage from the sun may manifest many years...
   Squamous cell cancer (SCC) represents a type of epidermoid carcinoma of the skin; 20% of all dermatological malignancies are SCC, second only to basal cell cancers (BCC). Clinicians agree that damage from the sun may manifest many years...
   Squamous cell cancer (SCC)...
04/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Ethics
04/01/2003
  Human beings are endowed with the power and desire to reason, organize, and manipulate the world around them. These distinctly human abilities have given rise to acquisition of knowledge throughout the ages, and the rapid growth of this...
  Human beings are endowed with the power and desire to reason, organize, and manipulate the world around them. These distinctly human abilities have given rise to acquisition of knowledge throughout the ages, and the rapid growth of this...
  Human beings are endowed with...
04/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention

Department

Letters to the Editor
04/01/2003
The Topical Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Debate Dear Editor,   In response to the article, "Topical Hyperbaric Oxygen and Electrical Stimulation: Exploring Potential Synergy" (Ostomy/Wound Management. 2002;48(11):42-50), by definition,...
The Topical Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Debate Dear Editor,   In response to the article, "Topical Hyperbaric Oxygen and Electrical Stimulation: Exploring Potential Synergy" (Ostomy/Wound Management. 2002;48(11):42-50), by definition,...
The Topical Hyperbaric Oxygen...
04/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
04/01/2003
   This article is excerpted from Moffat CJ, Franks PJ, Hollinworth H. Understanding wound pain and trauma: an international perspective. European Wound Management Association Position Document. Pain at Wound Dressing Changes. Medical...
   This article is excerpted from Moffat CJ, Franks PJ, Hollinworth H. Understanding wound pain and trauma: an international perspective. European Wound Management Association Position Document. Pain at Wound Dressing Changes. Medical...
   This article is excerpted...
04/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
04/01/2003
  Most people who undergo ostomy surgery experience some type of complication during the time they live with a stoma. Each complication carries with it not only management issues but also emotional, psychological, and financial problems that...
  Most people who undergo ostomy surgery experience some type of complication during the time they live with a stoma. Each complication carries with it not only management issues but also emotional, psychological, and financial problems that...
  Most people who undergo ostomy...
04/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
04/01/2003
  Brenda Hensley, MSN, RN, CWOCN, has made a name for herself in the field of wound ostomy continence care - probably because, as she says, she "has her fingers in everything" (no pun intended). As a Clinical Nurse Specialist/WOC nurse with...
  Brenda Hensley, MSN, RN, CWOCN, has made a name for herself in the field of wound ostomy continence care - probably because, as she says, she "has her fingers in everything" (no pun intended). As a Clinical Nurse Specialist/WOC nurse with...
  Brenda Hensley, MSN, RN,...
04/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
04/01/2003
  Love, Honor, & Value provides valuable information for caregivers of people of all ages. The author is one of the co-founders of the National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) (www.nfcacares.org). Formed in 1993, NAFC aims to...
  Love, Honor, & Value provides valuable information for caregivers of people of all ages. The author is one of the co-founders of the National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) (www.nfcacares.org). Formed in 1993, NAFC aims to...
  Love, Honor, & Value...
04/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
04/01/2003
   The voice of great events is proclaiming to us. Reform if you would preserve. - Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936    The voice of great events can be heard throughout our nation's health system. The list is long and grows daily - gene...
   The voice of great events is proclaiming to us. Reform if you would preserve. - Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936    The voice of great events can be heard throughout our nation's health system. The list is long and grows daily - gene...
   The voice of great events is...
04/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
04/01/2003
Unit-dose of ointments new to market    Healthpoint, Ltd. (Fort Worth, Tex.) introduced the first unit-dose packaging of prescription ointments Panafil® and Accuzyme® in barcoded 6-g units to complement the standard 30-g tubes. Accuzyme is...
Unit-dose of ointments new to market    Healthpoint, Ltd. (Fort Worth, Tex.) introduced the first unit-dose packaging of prescription ointments Panafil® and Accuzyme® in barcoded 6-g units to complement the standard 30-g tubes. Accuzyme is...
Unit-dose of ointments new to...
04/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention