3 Secrets to Getting Your Patients to Collaborate in the Treatment Plan
By Robert Striks, Special Writer, Encompass HealthCare & Wound MedicineThere's a funny scene in the Marx Brothers movie, "Horse Feathers," where Chico tells Harpo how to escape from the room they...
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Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers: The Risks
by the WoundSource Editors Litigation over hospital-acquired pressure ulcers represents a significant fraction of a medical malpractice attorney's caseload. The liability issues have shifted since...
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Wound Care Nursing Perspectives: The Person Behind the Patient
by Diana L. Gallagher MS, RN, CWOCN, CFCNI recently had the privilege of attending a patient's funeral. I would imagine that most nurses attend funerals for special patients from time to time. As a...
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Medical Documentation and Communication Pitfalls Can Set the Stage for...
by Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FANDAs Dr. Aletha Tippett noted in her December blog, following wound documentation standards can help clinicians avoid legal issues. Pressure ulcer litigation...
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Pressure Ulcers and Depression: The Psychological Impact of Wounds
by Lindsay D. Andronaco RN, BSN, CWCN, WOC, DAPWCA, FAACWSI have been in wound care my entire nursing career. I have been in a variety of positions, but it always involved wound management. It wasn't...
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Loss of Independence: A Wound That Heals With Time and Patience
by Bruce E. Ruben MD is a bunch of pivotal moments that move you on to the next phase. Like the moment you realize you're no longer a child. Or the moment it becomes clear that you have to change jobs....
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Want to Understand Your Wound Care Patient's Perspective? Just Ask!
by Ron Sherman MD, MSC, DTM&HSeveral months back, I suggested that we could better understand our patients' actions (for example, why patients do not adhere to their treatment plans) by looking at...
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Accountability and Responsibility: The Cornerstones of Pressure Ulcer Prevention
by Margaret Heale, RN, MSc, CWOCNMost of the residents here are elderly, though some of the more acute rehab patients are quite a bit younger than me. We actually have five women over a 100 out of 116...
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Thinking Laterally: A Case Study in Wound Care Patient Compliance
by Paula Erwin-Toth MSN, RN, CWOCN, CNS, FAANAs summer gives way to fall, one of the first thoughts most of us have is back to school. Patients and caregivers often feel as though every day is the...
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Responding to an Online Medical Practice Review: A Case Review
By Robert Striks, Special Writer, Encompass HealthCare & Wound MedicineI know, I know. You can get more bees with honey than vinegar. If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it. If you...
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You've Got Mail - Keeping Communication Personal in a Digital World
by Colton MasonIsn't it funny how we have turned into a culture obsessed with technology? Desktops, laptops, tablets, smartphones, smart watches, smart TVs – it seems all we do all day is look at...
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High-Tech vs. Low-Tech Wound Management: Which is Best?
by Paula Erwin-Toth MSN, RN, CWOCN, CNS, FAANWhat's the best approach to wound management: use of the latest advanced technology or "back to basics" treatment methods? How many times have you, the...
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The Future of Telemedicine in Wound Care
by by Cheryl Carver LPN, WCC, CWCA, CWCP, FACCWS, DAPWCA, CLTCLet's be frank: wound care telemedicine cannot replace a visit to a physician's office or the wound care center. Telemedicine was primarily...
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Providing Hope to Patients with Wounds
by Aletha Tippett MDI have written about so many things over the past years… Maybe now is a good time to announce that I am writing a book called Hear Our Cry, an autobiographical story about 20 years...
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Encouraging Change with Evidenced-Based Practice: Challenges in Communication
by Fabiola Jimenez, RN, ACNS-BC, CWOCNTo tell you the truth, I was not exactly sure what I was getting into when I decided to go to Wound Ostomy and Continence (WOC) nursing school. My reference was my...
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Loss of Independence: A Wound That Heals With Time and Patience
by Bruce E. Ruben MD is a bunch of pivotal moments that move you on to the next phase. Like the moment you realize you're no longer a child. Or the moment it becomes clear that you have to change jobs....
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Want to Understand Your Wound Care Patient's Perspective? Just Ask!
by Ron Sherman MD, MSC, DTM&HSeveral months back, I suggested that we could better understand our patients' actions (for example, why patients do not adhere to their treatment plans) by looking at...
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Accountability and Responsibility: The Cornerstones of Pressure Ulcer Prevention
by Margaret Heale, RN, MSc, CWOCNMost of the residents here are elderly, though some of the more acute rehab patients are quite a bit younger than me. We actually have five women over a 100 out of 116...
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Thinking Laterally: A Case Study in Wound Care Patient Compliance
by Paula Erwin-Toth MSN, RN, CWOCN, CNS, FAANAs summer gives way to fall, one of the first thoughts most of us have is back to school. Patients and caregivers often feel as though every day is the...
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Responding to an Online Medical Practice Review: A Case Review
By Robert Striks, Special Writer, Encompass HealthCare & Wound MedicineI know, I know. You can get more bees with honey than vinegar. If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it. If you...
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