Wound care

Focus On…Infection Control

focuson Infection ControlThe changing role of infection-control programs in long-term care managementLinda L. Spaulding, RN, C; CIC, explains how a Read More »

F314 and Pressure Relief

BY KAREN MERK, RN, BS, CRNAC   F314 and pressure reliefThe new federal guidelines have much to say about support surfaces and Read More »

Focus On…Wound Care: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: An Option for Hard-to-Heal Wounds

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: An Option for Hard-to-Heal Wounds Read More »

Focus On…Pressure Relief & Wound Care

focuson Pressure Relief & Wound Ca reImplementing the new CMS guidelines for wound care Areas for potential citations are explained by Jeffrey M. Read More »

CMS’s New Guidance for Pressure Ulcers: What It Means

BY TODD HUTLOCK, ASSISTANT EDITOR CMS's new guidance for pressure ulcers: What it meansInterview with Courtney H. Lyder, ND, GNP, FAAN  On November Read More »

Stopping Pressure Ulcers-Before They Start

INTERVIEW WITH STEVE MOGENSEN AND JOHN HERTIGStopping pressure ulcers-Before they start  Wound care expert Courtney H. Lyder's mention in our January Read More »

Battling Pressure Ulcers: Consistency Means Success

Battling Pressure Ulcers: Consistency Means SuccessINTERVIEW WITH COURTNEY H. LYDER, ND Pressure ulcers are a cloud that hovers over long-term care Read More »

Better Pain Management = Fewer Pressure Ulcers

Better Pain Management = Fewer Pressure UlcersRevising the pain-assessment protocol in this rehab unit lowered the number of facility-acquired Read More »

Only You Can Prevent Pressure Ulcers

Only You Can Prevent Pressure UlcersInterview With Kenneth Olshansky, MD Bedsores. Pressure ulcers. Decubiti. Pressure sores. No matter what you call Read More »