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Volume 57 - Issue 10 - October 2011

Department
The Growth of a Specialty… and a Professional
10/01/2011
Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as a continuous learning experience – Denis Waitley, motivational speaker and author   For Phyllis Kupsick, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, CWOCN, there’s always room for...
Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as a continuous learning experience – Denis Waitley, motivational speaker and author   For Phyllis Kupsick, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, CWOCN, there’s always room for...
Never become so much of an...
10/01/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Industry Insider
New Products and Industry News
10/01/2011
Continence control device is safe and effective   An international Phase 3 clinical trial of Vitala™ Continence Control Device (CCD), a product of ConvaTec (Skillman, NJ), has found the device to be safe and effective at restoring continence...
Continence control device is safe and effective   An international Phase 3 clinical trial of Vitala™ Continence Control Device (CCD), a product of ConvaTec (Skillman, NJ), has found the device to be safe and effective at restoring continence...
Continence control device is...
10/01/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
Pearls for Practice: Peristomal Skin and Ostomy Care
10/01/2011
  A stoma is an opening and an ostomy is a surgically created opening, either temporary or permanent, used to divert the flow of stool or urine. A pouch collects the urine or stool and has a solid skin barrier, also referred to as a wafer,...
  A stoma is an opening and an ostomy is a surgically created opening, either temporary or permanent, used to divert the flow of stool or urine. A pouch collects the urine or stool and has a solid skin barrier, also referred to as a wafer,...
  A stoma is an opening and an...
10/01/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Skin Matters: Concepts in Skin Care Product Formulation
10/01/2011
Skin Matters is published as an occasional column that addresses the multidisciplinary challenges of maintaining skin integrity.   The role of skin care products in institutional settings is a subject of much discussion and comment.1-4...
Skin Matters is published as an occasional column that addresses the multidisciplinary challenges of maintaining skin integrity.   The role of skin care products in institutional settings is a subject of much discussion and comment.1-4...
Skin Matters is published as an...
10/01/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
Nutrition 411: Children with Wounds: The Importance of Nutrition
10/01/2011
  Children are not small adults. Rapid growth rate stands at the forefront of distinction in relation to nutritional status. Children are in a constant anabolic state, actively building their bodies. They need more calories, protein, and...
  Children are not small adults. Rapid growth rate stands at the forefront of distinction in relation to nutritional status. Children are in a constant anabolic state, actively building their bodies. They need more calories, protein, and...
  Children are not small adults....
10/01/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
Continence Coach: Controversies Regarding Pelvic Surgery Using Vaginal Mesh
10/01/2011
  As a sequel to “Informed Decisions for Improved Patient Safety” (Ostomy Wound Manage. 2011;57[9]:22-23), it is timely to make the case for a patient-centered process that focuses on expectations, effective intervention and care, and desired...
  As a sequel to “Informed Decisions for Improved Patient Safety” (Ostomy Wound Manage. 2011;57[9]:22-23), it is timely to make the case for a patient-centered process that focuses on expectations, effective intervention and care, and desired...
  As a sequel to “Informed...
10/01/2011
Wound Management & Prevention

Feature

Empirical Studies
Clostridium difficile Containment Properties of a Fecal Management System: An In Vitro Investigation
10/01/2011
Abstract   Clostridium difficile can cause diarrhea of varying severity; C. difficile cross-contamination is a serious concern in healthcare institutions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of a fecal management system...
Abstract   Clostridium difficile can cause diarrhea of varying severity; C. difficile cross-contamination is a serious concern in healthcare institutions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of a fecal management system...
Abstract   Clostridium...
10/01/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
Longitudinal Study of Stage III and Stage IV Pressure Ulcer Area and Perimeter as Healing Parameters to Predict Wound Closure
10/01/2011
Abstract   Documentation of healing progress is central to the plan of care for patients with a pressure ulcer. Several studies have shown that a reduction in wound area is a predictor of chronic wound healing, but data about pressure ulcers...
Abstract   Documentation of healing progress is central to the plan of care for patients with a pressure ulcer. Several studies have shown that a reduction in wound area is a predictor of chronic wound healing, but data about pressure ulcers...
Abstract   Documentation of...
10/01/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
Pressure Ulcer Incidence and Risk Factors Among Hospitalized Orthopedic Patients: Results of a Prospective Cohort Study
10/01/2011
Abstract   A variety of pressure ulcer (PU) risk factors has been identified, but not all information is consistent and some applies to specific patient populations only. The purpose of this prospective cohort study was to assess the...
Abstract   A variety of pressure ulcer (PU) risk factors has been identified, but not all information is consistent and some applies to specific patient populations only. The purpose of this prospective cohort study was to assess the...
Abstract   A variety of...
10/01/2011
Wound Management & Prevention

Column

Editorial
Editor`s Opinion: Providing Evidence-based Care, One Question at a Time
10/01/2011
  Every issue of OWM is a reminder that the world of skin, wound, continence, and ostomy care is in a constant state of change. As in most areas of healthcare, we rarely can discuss anything as being black or white, and for every question...
  Every issue of OWM is a reminder that the world of skin, wound, continence, and ostomy care is in a constant state of change. As in most areas of healthcare, we rarely can discuss anything as being black or white, and for every question...
  Every issue of OWM is a...
10/01/2011
Wound Management & Prevention

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