Volume 51 - Issue 4 - April, 2005
Department
04/01/2005
Next generation electromagnetic device launched
Ivivi Technologies (Northvale, NJ) announced the launch of the next generation of the SofPulse™ non-invasive pulsed electromagnetic therapy device.
The device is now available to...
Next generation electromagnetic device launched
Ivivi Technologies (Northvale, NJ) announced the launch of the next generation of the SofPulse™ non-invasive pulsed electromagnetic therapy device.
The device is now available to...
Next generation electromagnetic...
04/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
04/01/2005
Ostomy surgery profoundly impacts patients, psychologically and physically. However, the literature offers scant help to clinicians who want to understand how age, type of surgery, elapsed time from surgery, and whether a stoma is...
Ostomy surgery profoundly impacts patients, psychologically and physically. However, the literature offers scant help to clinicians who want to understand how age, type of surgery, elapsed time from surgery, and whether a stoma is...
Ostomy surgery profoundly...
04/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
04/01/2005
The impervious nature of the integumentary system protects our vital organs from infection, desiccation, minor trauma, and heat loss. Proper metabolic, protein, and electrolyte balances rely on intact skin to maintain local and systemic...
The impervious nature of the integumentary system protects our vital organs from infection, desiccation, minor trauma, and heat loss. Proper metabolic, protein, and electrolyte balances rely on intact skin to maintain local and systemic...
The impervious nature of the...
04/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
04/01/2005
The term forensic (of, relating to, or used in legal proceedings) carries an aura of intrigue — visions of diligent detectives on a quest for clinical information to prove an illusive point (or perhaps this editor has fallen prey to the...
The term forensic (of, relating to, or used in legal proceedings) carries an aura of intrigue — visions of diligent detectives on a quest for clinical information to prove an illusive point (or perhaps this editor has fallen prey to the...
The term forensic (of,...
04/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
04/01/2005
Wound care professionals deal with necrotic wounds daily. We instruct patients in self-care as a routine task in our management plan.
The expectation is the patient will do as instructed and the wound will likely progress to healing. We...
Wound care professionals deal with necrotic wounds daily. We instruct patients in self-care as a routine task in our management plan.
The expectation is the patient will do as instructed and the wound will likely progress to healing. We...
Wound care professionals...
04/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
04/01/2005
DMERCs Get New Name and Jurisdiction
Another of the many mandates in the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) is about to be implemented. The MMA requires the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to put all fee-for-service claims...
DMERCs Get New Name and Jurisdiction
Another of the many mandates in the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) is about to be implemented. The MMA requires the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to put all fee-for-service claims...
DMERCs Get New Name and...
04/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Feature
Case Report
04/01/2005
As a clinical ethicist, when I visit a clinic or hospital unit for the first time, physicians, nurses, or therapists often say to me, “Nothing ethical is going on here right now. Maybe you can come back another time.”
This response is...
As a clinical ethicist, when I visit a clinic or hospital unit for the first time, physicians, nurses, or therapists often say to me, “Nothing ethical is going on here right now. Maybe you can come back another time.”
This response is...
As a clinical ethicist, when...
04/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
04/01/2005
To develop and use wound care products effectively, manufacturers and clinicians must keep abreast of the activities of leading industrial suppliers and practitioners. Over the years, the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) has been a...
To develop and use wound care products effectively, manufacturers and clinicians must keep abreast of the activities of leading industrial suppliers and practitioners. Over the years, the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) has been a...
To develop and use wound...
04/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
04/01/2005
Results
Client demographics, wound prevalence, and pre-NSP wound care practices. Characteristics of the sample and results of the prevalence studies are presented in Table 1. The number of clients increased in 2002, while the proportion of...
Results
Client demographics, wound prevalence, and pre-NSP wound care practices. Characteristics of the sample and results of the prevalence studies are presented in Table 1. The number of clients increased in 2002, while the proportion of...
Results
Client demographics,...
04/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Letter from the Editor
04/01/2005
In a perfect world, the passion that directs our choices — in careers, in life partners — would maintain its intensity throughout our lives. The reality is that passion is tested. With not enough time in a day to complete our work-related...
In a perfect world, the passion that directs our choices — in careers, in life partners — would maintain its intensity throughout our lives. The reality is that passion is tested. With not enough time in a day to complete our work-related...
In a perfect world, the...
04/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
