Nancy Collins, PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND

Nutrition

Utilizing Citrulline as an Efficient Arginine Supplement for Wound Healing

10/10/2023

Citrulline-enriched products offer an alternate way to provide arginine and another viable option in getting the patient healed, which is the main goal.

Citrulline-enriched products...

10/10/2023

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Nutrition Matters

Wounds Versus Kidneys

10/03/2022

Nancy Collins, PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND

Giovanna Rosario Arroyo, MA, RDN, CD, LDN

The protein dilemma

10/03/2022

Wound Management & Prevention

Nutrition Matters

Guidance for Meeting Protein Needs for Wound Healing During a Period of High Inflation

09/01/2022

Nancy Collins, PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND

QUESTION: I am a nurse at an outpatient wound clinic. I remind patients that proper nutrition (eg, adequate calo- ries, extra protein) is important in wound healing. Lately, patients are telling me they are having difficulty making ends meet...

QUESTION: I am a nurse at an...

09/01/2022

Wound Management & Prevention

Nutrition Matters

Should We Be Supplementing Vitamin C and Zinc?

07/17/2022

Nancy Collins, PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND

Dr Nancy Collins discusses vitamin C and zinc in wound care

Dr Nancy Collins discusses...

07/17/2022

Wound Management & Prevention

Nutrition Matters

How Dietary Protein and Collagen Dipeptides Improve Wound Healing

05/02/2022

Nancy Collins, PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND

It is imperative to address the increased protein needs of patients with wounds, especially older patients, to promote a full recovery.

It is imperative to address the...

05/02/2022

Wound Management & Prevention

COVID-19

Changes and Challenges for Wound Clinics After a Year of COVID-19

03/16/2021

Nancy Collins, PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND

Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM

Harriet Jones, MD, FACP

Jayesh B. Shah, MD, MSc, UHM ABPM, CWSP, FAPWCA, FCCWS, FACHM FUHM, FACP

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced everyone to adapt to new realities, with wound clinics finding new ways of maintaining a high standard of patient care. One year into the pandemic, these expert panelists discuss how their wound clinics are...

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced...

03/16/2021

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Vitamin D

Vitamin D: Don’t Overlook the Sunshine Vitamin

08/05/2020

Nancy Collins, PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND

For patients with wounds, vitamin D can be valuable, as it can promote angiogenesis, can reduce inflammation, and can improve insulin resistance. This author reviews the factors that can put patients at risk for vitamin D deficiency and how...

For patients with wounds,...

08/05/2020

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COVID-19

Avoiding Unintended Consequences for the Complex Wound Patient in the Fight Against COVID-19

04/03/2020

T. Samuel Nwafor, MD, FACP, FAPWCA

Nancy Collins, PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND

As these authors stress, the consequences for the complex wound patient may be severe and long-lasting if clinicians become lax on continued treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As these authors stress, the...

04/03/2020

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Nutrition

Implementing Nutrition Care: What the Revised NPIAP Clinical Practice Guideline Recommends

04/03/2020

Nancy Collins, PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND

Wound clinicians treating pressure injuries now have new guidance with the release of a Clinical Practice Guideline by the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel. This author details the guideline’s updated nutritional information and good...

Wound clinicians treating...

04/03/2020

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Nutrition

Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Nutrition: Making the Connection

07/03/2019

Nancy Collins, PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND

Nutrition often is not the first thing clinicians think about when treating patients with a diabetic foot ulcer (DFU), but it is a critical component of the wound healing process. Nutrition is connected to every facet of healing, including...

Nutrition often is not the first...

07/03/2019

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