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Volume 66 Issue 10 - October 2020 ISSN 2640-5245

Feature

Problems Encountered by Nurses Due to the Use of Personal Protective Equipment During the Coronavirus Pandemic: Results of a Survey
Original Research
10/01/2020
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 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
Implementing a Pressure Injury Prevention Bundle to Decrease Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries in an Adult Critical Care Unit: An Evidence-Based, Pilot Initiative
Pilot Initiative
10/01/2020
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, 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
Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Kerstersia gyiorum Isolated From a Chronic Wound in Brazil:  A Case Report
Case Report
10/01/2020
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, 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
Developing and Evaluating a Mobile Foot Care Application for Persons With Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized Pilot Study
Pilot Study
10/01/2020
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 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