Contact
searchSearch
HMP Global

Volume 58 - Issue 4 - April 2012

Department
My Scope of Practice: Educator, Entrepreneur
04/01/2012
The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled. — Plutarch   “Wound and ostomy professionals are a special breed,” says Nancy Morgan, RN, BSN, MBA, WOCN, WCC, DWC. “They are amazingly talented and caring. If an individual...
The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled. — Plutarch   “Wound and ostomy professionals are a special breed,” says Nancy Morgan, RN, BSN, MBA, WOCN, WCC, DWC. “They are amazingly talented and caring. If an individual...
The mind is not a vessel to be...
04/01/2012
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
Special to OWM: Venous Ulcer Guideline Update Accepted by National Guideline Clearinghouse
04/01/2012
  The Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) Guidelines Task Force 5-year update of its Venous Ulcer Guideline was accepted for publication on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s National Guideline Clearinghouse...
  The Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) Guidelines Task Force 5-year update of its Venous Ulcer Guideline was accepted for publication on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s National Guideline Clearinghouse...
  The Association for the...
04/01/2012
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
AAWC Update
04/01/2012
 The AAWC Research Committee has developed educational posters. The goal of the posters is to help clinicians develop higher-quality work when submitting future SAWC posters around nonrandomized controlled clinical trials. AAWC educational...
 The AAWC Research Committee has developed educational posters. The goal of the posters is to help clinicians develop higher-quality work when submitting future SAWC posters around nonrandomized controlled clinical trials. AAWC educational...
 The AAWC Research Committee has...
04/01/2012
Wound Management & Prevention
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
Pearls for Practice: Discovering Hydroconductive Dressings
04/01/2012
  Topical therapy is one of the most confounding issues in wound care. Currently, more than 50 different classes of dressings and more than 3,000 products are available to clinicians. Each has various properties designed to enhance the body’s...
  Topical therapy is one of the most confounding issues in wound care. Currently, more than 50 different classes of dressings and more than 3,000 products are available to clinicians. Each has various properties designed to enhance the body’s...
  Topical therapy is one of the...
04/01/2012
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
The Ostomy Files: Getting the Right Body Fit
04/01/2012
  Living with an ostomy is a personal journey. It is a life-changing experience that touches individuals both physically and psychologically.   More than 120,000 people of all ages in the United States undergo ostomy surgery every year....
  Living with an ostomy is a personal journey. It is a life-changing experience that touches individuals both physically and psychologically.   More than 120,000 people of all ages in the United States undergo ostomy surgery every year....
  Living with an ostomy is a...
04/01/2012
Wound Management & Prevention

Feature

Empirical Studies
Internal Medicine Interns’ and Residents’ Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Assessment Attitudes and Abilities: Results of an Exploratory Study
04/01/2012
Abstract   To evaluate and determine differences between attitudes of internal medicine interns and residents toward pressure ulcer (PU) prevention and to evaluate the interns’ abilities to accurately identify wounds and stage PUs, an...
Abstract   To evaluate and determine differences between attitudes of internal medicine interns and residents toward pressure ulcer (PU) prevention and to evaluate the interns’ abilities to accurately identify wounds and stage PUs, an...
Abstract   To evaluate and...
04/01/2012
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
A Retrospective, Longitudinal Study to Evaluate Healing Lower Extremity Wounds in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus and Ischemia Using Standard Protocols of Care and Platelet-Rich Plasma Gel in a Japanese Wound Care Program
04/01/2012
Abstract   Chronic wounds, especially in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), are a major health challenge in Japan. The goal of wound care centers (WCCs) in Japan is to facilitate healing and prevent lower extremity amputations (LEAs)...
Abstract   Chronic wounds, especially in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), are a major health challenge in Japan. The goal of wound care centers (WCCs) in Japan is to facilitate healing and prevent lower extremity amputations (LEAs)...
Abstract   Chronic wounds,...
04/01/2012
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
Developing Evidence-Based Algorithms for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Adults with Acute and Chronic Wounds: Literature and Expert-based Face Validation Results
04/01/2012
Abstract   Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is used extensively in the management of acute and chronic wounds, but concerns persist about its efficacy, effectiveness, and safety. Available guidelines and algorithms are wound...
Abstract   Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is used extensively in the management of acute and chronic wounds, but concerns persist about its efficacy, effectiveness, and safety. Available guidelines and algorithms are wound...
Abstract   Negative pressure...
04/01/2012
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
Pressure Ulcer Occurrence Following the Great East Japan Earthquake: Observations from a Disaster Medical Assistance Team
04/01/2012
Abstract   Persons with limited mobility are at risk for pressure ulcers. The development of pressure ulcers following earthquakes has been reported secondary to disaster-related spinal cord injury. In the aftermath of the Great East Japan...
Abstract   Persons with limited mobility are at risk for pressure ulcers. The development of pressure ulcers following earthquakes has been reported secondary to disaster-related spinal cord injury. In the aftermath of the Great East Japan...
Abstract   Persons with limited...
04/01/2012
Wound Management & Prevention

Column

Letter from the Editor
From the Editor: Inspiring… but Imperfect
04/01/2012
  Today’s lesson, Students, is that the world isn’t perfect. It’s flawed. Capricious. Ephemeral. Hold firm, if you must, to all the definites you perceive, but know: At some point, there will be a shattering. A reckoning. And from the...
  Today’s lesson, Students, is that the world isn’t perfect. It’s flawed. Capricious. Ephemeral. Hold firm, if you must, to all the definites you perceive, but know: At some point, there will be a shattering. A reckoning. And from the...
  Today’s lesson, Students, is...
04/01/2012
Wound Management & Prevention

Current Issue

September 2024
Volume 70
Issue 3
Current Issue
Issue Archive

Supplements

At-Risk Skin Supplement Cover
Supplement
At-Risk Skin: 21 Consensus Statements From the Coalition for At-Risk Skin
21 Consensus Statements From the Coalition for At-Risk Skin
Hartmann Suppl Cover Aug 2022
Supplement
Use of a New Dressing Protocol in Chronic Lower Extremity Wounds on Homebound Patients: A Retrospective Study
Study to determine if the use of a new dressing protocol applied by advanced practice certified wound care nurses at the patient’s residence could be effective in rapid wound resolution.
Understanding Moisture-associated Skin Damage and Best Practice Recommendations
Special Report on MASD written by Elizabeth Faust, MSN, CRNP, CSWS, CWOCN-AP, MAPWCA; Siobhan McCoulough, CNS; and Patricia Idensohn, CNS.
Gelling Fiber Dressings: How Structure and Function Relate to Healing
Biomedical engineer Amit Gefen, BSc, MSc, PhD, discusses dressings in general and gelling dressings in particular from an engineering and clinical use perspective.
The Wound Hygiene Protocol: An Expert Challenge of Complex Wounds
The supplement provides a brief overview of the Wound Hygiene Protocol, developed by ConvaTec, as well as a series of clinical cases presented by experts in their respective fields. These clinical cases challenge the reader to consider how to best approach the reported wound cases. 

Sign Up for eNews

Wound Management & Prevention Newsletter

Volume 58 Issue 4

View Issue Archive
Editorial Correspondence

Specialties

Events

Year Round Education

HMP Global Products

HMP Education Logo
HMP Omnimedia Logo
HMP Europe Logo
© 2025 HMP Global. All Rights Reserved.
Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Term of Use