Volume 66 Issue 10 - October 2020 ISSN 2640-5245

Upfront With Ostomies

How to Bring Value to Home Health Agencies for Patients With Bowel and Bladder Diversions

10/02/2020

Jeanine Gleba, MEd

10/02/2020

Wound Management & Prevention

Pearls for Practice

Hypochlorous Acid in Pediatric Wound Management: From Cleansing to Healing Wounds

10/01/2020

Vita Boyar, MD, FAAP, WCPS, FABWH, FAPWCA

10/01/2020

Wound Management & Prevention

Feature

Original Research

Problems Encountered by Nurses Due to the Use of Personal Protective Equipment During the Coronavirus Pandemic: Results of a Survey

10/01/2020

Şengül Üzen Cura, PhD; Selma Atay, PhD

The results of this and other studies indicate that shorter shifts for nurses caring for patients with COVID-19 reduce the risk of personal protective equipment-related problems.

The results of this and other...

10/01/2020

Wound Management & Prevention

Pilot Initiative

Implementing a Pressure Injury Prevention Bundle to Decrease Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries in an Adult Critical Care Unit: An Evidence-Based, Pilot Initiative

10/01/2020

Maxine Douglas, MSN, RN, CCRN; Mary Deady-Rooney, MSN, RN, CCRN, NEA-BC; Erin Donohoe, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CWOCN; Julie Rivera, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CWOCN; Nyishah Samaniego, MSN, CEN, TCRN, NE-BC

Spearheaded by the wound, ostomy, and continence nurses and supported by management and members of the patient care teams, this pressure injury prevention bundle was successfully implemented, and the incidence of pressure injuries was reduced.

Spearheaded by the wound,...

10/01/2020

Wound Management & Prevention

Case Report

Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Kerstersia gyiorum Isolated From a Chronic Wound in Brazil: A Case Report

10/01/2020

Lenise Arneiro Teixeira, BSc, PhD; Keila de Cássia Ferreira de Almeida Silva, BSc, MSc; Beatriz Guitton Renaud Baptista de Oliveria, BSN, PhD; Pedro F. Del Peloso, BSc, MSc; Geraldo Renato de Paula, BSc, PhD; Bruna Maiara Ferreira Barreto Pires, BSN, PhD; Fernanda Pessanha de Oliveira, BSN, PhD; Bernadete Teixeira Ferreira-Carvalho, BSc, PhD

This is the first reported case, to the authors’ knowledge, of ciprofloxacin-resistant Kerstersia gyiorum in a lower leg wound in Brazil.

This is the first reported case,...

10/01/2020

Wound Management & Prevention

Pilot Study

Developing and Evaluating a Mobile Foot Care Application for Persons With Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized Pilot Study

10/01/2020

Ayişe Karadağ, RN, PhD; Meryem Kilic, RN, PhD

The authors describe the development and testing of a mobile app to help patients optimize foot care knowledge, practices (behavior), and self-efficacy.

The authors describe the...

10/01/2020

Wound Management & Prevention