Volume 59 - Issue 1 - January 2013
Feature
Empirical Studies
01/11/2013
Abstract
In East Asian countries, oriental medicine (OM) has been used for thousands of years to manage a wide variety of chronic wounds, but in western countries the role of OM in wound care remains to be established. To summarize current...
Abstract
In East Asian countries, oriental medicine (OM) has been used for thousands of years to manage a wide variety of chronic wounds, but in western countries the role of OM in wound care remains to be established. To summarize current...
Abstract
In East Asian...
01/11/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
01/11/2013
Abstract
Pressure ulcers on heels are a serious problem in nursing home patients and can lead to complications. Current clinical guidelines recommend leaving dry heel eschar intact, but the evidence for this recommendation is largely based...
Abstract
Pressure ulcers on heels are a serious problem in nursing home patients and can lead to complications. Current clinical guidelines recommend leaving dry heel eschar intact, but the evidence for this recommendation is largely based...
Abstract
Pressure ulcers on...
01/11/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
01/11/2013
Abstract
Inlow’s 60-second Diabetic Foot Screen is a paper-pencil tool developed to guide professionals in the completion of a quick foot assessment of persons with diabetes mellitus to determine recommended frequency of assessments. The...
Abstract
Inlow’s 60-second Diabetic Foot Screen is a paper-pencil tool developed to guide professionals in the completion of a quick foot assessment of persons with diabetes mellitus to determine recommended frequency of assessments. The...
Abstract
Inlow’s 60-second...
01/11/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Editorial
01/11/2013
A new 12 months seems like a lot of time, at least for a few days in January. Will the new year have even more surprises in store than the year before? What is around the corner? One thing definitely around our corner is full...
A new 12 months seems like a lot of time, at least for a few days in January. Will the new year have even more surprises in store than the year before? What is around the corner? One thing definitely around our corner is full...
A new 12 months seems like a...
01/11/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
01/11/2013
The process of aging results in drier, thinner skin that has less natural moisturization and is prone to injury.1 Edema fluid inactivates oleic and linoleic acid in the skin, making it susceptible to streptococcal invasion and cellulitis.2...
The process of aging results in drier, thinner skin that has less natural moisturization and is prone to injury.1 Edema fluid inactivates oleic and linoleic acid in the skin, making it susceptible to streptococcal invasion and cellulitis.2...
The process of aging results...
01/11/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
01/11/2013
The National Association for Continence (NAFC) recently released findings from a 2012 nationwide survey of women regarding overactive bladder (OAB), the sixth national survey of Americans orchestrated by the NAFC in the last 12 years....
The National Association for Continence (NAFC) recently released findings from a 2012 nationwide survey of women regarding overactive bladder (OAB), the sixth national survey of Americans orchestrated by the NAFC in the last 12 years....
The National Association for...
01/11/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
01/11/2013
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. — James Arthur Baldwin, novelist
Nursing is a combination of art and science. A nurse needs to have medical skills to help physically heal a...
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. — James Arthur Baldwin, novelist
Nursing is a combination of art and science. A nurse needs to have medical skills to help physically heal a...
Not everything that is faced can...
01/11/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
01/11/2013
Progress in Practice: Foam Technology, a new sponsored column for 2013, will familiarize Ostomy Wound Management readers with advancements in and practical application of foam dressings. This first column was excerpted with permission from...
Progress in Practice: Foam Technology, a new sponsored column for 2013, will familiarize Ostomy Wound Management readers with advancements in and practical application of foam dressings. This first column was excerpted with permission from...
Progress in Practice: Foam...
01/11/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
01/11/2013
AAWC Update: The AAWC Speakers Bureau: a network of speakers created with wound care specialists in mind
AAWC Members: Are you interested in being part of the AAWC’s Speakers Bureau? The AAWC is currently taking applications. As a member...
AAWC Update: The AAWC Speakers Bureau: a network of speakers created with wound care specialists in mind
AAWC Members: Are you interested in being part of the AAWC’s Speakers Bureau? The AAWC is currently taking applications. As a member...
AAWC Update: The AAWC Speakers...
01/11/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
