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Volume 58 - Issue 10 - October 2012

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Continence Coach: Patient Engagement: What It Means, What It Takes, and Why Nurses Matter
10/01/2012
  As I compose this column, the Care Coordination Summit1 is taking place in Washington, DC. The keynote speaker is Dr. Jessie Gruman, President of the Center for Advancing Health (CFAH), an organization founded to conduct research,...
  As I compose this column, the Care Coordination Summit1 is taking place in Washington, DC. The keynote speaker is Dr. Jessie Gruman, President of the Center for Advancing Health (CFAH), an organization founded to conduct research,...
  As I compose this column, the...
10/01/2012
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
My Scope of Practice: A Successful Late Bloomer
10/01/2012
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. — Reinhold Niebuhr, theologian   Jamie Tamburino, MSN, CRNP, grew up in Ohio in a small steel...
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. — Reinhold Niebuhr, theologian   Jamie Tamburino, MSN, CRNP, grew up in Ohio in a small steel...
God, grant me the serenity to...
10/01/2012
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
AAWC Update
10/01/2012
AAWC Hosts Various Events at SAWC Spring and Fall   Dr. Robert Snyder, President of AAWC, announced AAWC’s record-breaking increase in membership of more than 41% in only 15 months during the Opening Ceremony at SAWC Fall last month in...
AAWC Hosts Various Events at SAWC Spring and Fall   Dr. Robert Snyder, President of AAWC, announced AAWC’s record-breaking increase in membership of more than 41% in only 15 months during the Opening Ceremony at SAWC Fall last month in...
AAWC Hosts Various Events at...
10/01/2012
Wound Management & Prevention
Industry Insider
New Products and Industry News
10/01/2012
New wound dressing helps manage at-risk, infected wounds   ConvaTec (Skillman, NJ) introduced AQUACEL® Ag EXTRA™ wound dressing at the Fall Symposium on Advanced Wound Care in Baltimore, MD. The new dressing incorporates strengthening...
New wound dressing helps manage at-risk, infected wounds   ConvaTec (Skillman, NJ) introduced AQUACEL® Ag EXTRA™ wound dressing at the Fall Symposium on Advanced Wound Care in Baltimore, MD. The new dressing incorporates strengthening...
New wound dressing helps manage...
10/01/2012
Wound Management & Prevention

Feature

Empirical Studies
The Effect of a Wound Care Solution Containing Polyhexanide and Betaine on Bacterial Counts: Results of an in vitro Study
10/01/2012
Abstract   Polyhexanide and betaine topical solution is used in the management of infected wounds as a cleaning agent. An in vitro study was conducted to examine the antimicrobial effects of a solution containing 0.1% of the antimicrobial...
Abstract   Polyhexanide and betaine topical solution is used in the management of infected wounds as a cleaning agent. An in vitro study was conducted to examine the antimicrobial effects of a solution containing 0.1% of the antimicrobial...
Abstract   Polyhexanide and...
10/01/2012
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
Prospective, Nonrandomized Controlled Trials to Compare the Effect of a Silk-Like Fabric to Standard Hospital Linens on the Rate of Hospital-acquired Pressure Ulcers
10/01/2012
Abstract   Hospital bedding and gowns influence skin moisture, temperature, friction, and shear, which in turn may affect the development of pressure ulcers. To evaluate the effect of a new silk-like synthetic fabric on the incidence of...
Abstract   Hospital bedding and gowns influence skin moisture, temperature, friction, and shear, which in turn may affect the development of pressure ulcers. To evaluate the effect of a new silk-like synthetic fabric on the incidence of...
Abstract   Hospital bedding and...
10/01/2012
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
An E-Learning Program to Prevent Pressure Ulcers in Adults with Spinal Cord Injury: A Pre- and Post- Pilot Test Among Rehabilitation Patients Following Discharge to Home
10/01/2012
Abstract   Pressure ulcers (PrUs) are the most common medical complication following spinal cord injury (SCI), as well as costly and potentially life-threatening. Every individual with SCI is at life-long risk for developing PrUs, yet many...
Abstract   Pressure ulcers (PrUs) are the most common medical complication following spinal cord injury (SCI), as well as costly and potentially life-threatening. Every individual with SCI is at life-long risk for developing PrUs, yet many...
Abstract   Pressure ulcers...
10/01/2012
Wound Management & Prevention

Column

Editorial
Editor’s Opinion: Asking the Hard Questions
10/01/2012
  After detailing the costs and describing the potential increases in life expectancy provided by some of the new cancer drugs, the author of a recent Newsweek article concluded that, aside from academics and insurance-company executives, few...
  After detailing the costs and describing the potential increases in life expectancy provided by some of the new cancer drugs, the author of a recent Newsweek article concluded that, aside from academics and insurance-company executives, few...
  After detailing the costs and...
10/01/2012
Wound Management & Prevention

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