Pressure Ulcers (PI/PU)

Original Research

Development and Implementation of an Individualized Turning Program for Pressure Injury Prevention Using Sensor Technology in Nursing Homes: A Quality Improvement Program

11/03/2021

Jeanine Maguire, MPT, CWS

Denine Hastings, RN, BSN, MBA

Mary Adams, RN-MSN, APRN, CLNC, FNC

Debra Phillips, RN, BS

John McKenna, BS, MBA

Jiunn-Ru Lin, MS

Annemari Cooley, MA, MBA

11/03/2021

Wound Management & Prevention

Case Report

Healing of a Chronic Pressure Injury in a Patient Treated With Medical Cannabis for Pain and Sleep Improvement: A Case Report

10/04/2021

Patrick L. Diaz, BSc, PhD

Talia M. Katz

Amanda C. Langleben

Brenden S. Rabinovitch

Evan Cole Lewis, MD

A 37-year-old patient with multiple comorbidities and a chronic pressure injury (PI) received cannabis treatment for pain management and sleep disturbance. The patient reported less pain and improved sleep. The PI, which had steadily worsened...

A 37-year-old patient with...

10/04/2021

Wound Management & Prevention

Practice Dilemmas

Practice Dilemmas: Conditions That Mimic Pressure Ulcers/Injuries— To Be or Not To Be?

02/01/2021

Melania Howell, BSN, BS, RN, CWOCN, DAPWCA, DNPc

Salomé Loera, BSN, RN, PCCN, CCRN-CMC, DNPc

Anthony Tickner, DPM, FACCWS, FRCPS

Diane Maydick-Youngberg, EdD, APRN-BC, CWOCN

Elizabeth Faust, MSN, CRNP, CSWS, CWOCN-AP, DAPWCA

Sanaz Martin, MS, FNP-c, RN, CWON

Oleg Teleten, MS, RN, CWCN

Ruth Bryant, PhD, MS, RN, CWOCN

Diane Sandman, MSN, FNP-C, CWOCN

Emily Greenstein, APRN, CNP, CWON, FACCWS

Karen Bauer, DNP, APRN-FNP, CWS, DAPWCA

Jessica Miles, MS, BSN, RN, CNS, AOCNS

Alura Barsun, MSN, FNP-c, RN

Joy Schank, MSN, ANP, RN, CWCN

Supervising editor and contributor: Holly Kirkland-Kyhn, PhD, FNP, GNP, CWCN, FAANP

The purpose of this compendium is to describe and illustrate conditions that may mimic pressure ulcers/injuries.

The purpose of this compendium...

02/01/2021

Wound Management & Prevention

Evaluating the Clinical Acceptance of a Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) System in Accordance with Standards of Care in Patients with a Variety of Wound Types

The primary objective was to determine acceptable progress towards the goal of therapy for Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFU), Pressure Injuries/Pressure Ulcers (PI/PU), surgical, acute/traumatic...

11/23/2020