Intervention: How eating and drinking can save your skin
By
Martie Moore
Jan 14, 2015
Graduating with a nursing degree in hand, I was ready to bring my new knowledge and skills to the bedside. Thirty years later, I am amazed at how much I still have to learn and apply to my practice. In...
Let’s change history to prevent pressure ulcers
By
Martie Moore
Nov 20, 2014
I can remember a conversation that I overheard between my mother and aunt when my grandmother was in her last few years of life. In essence, they were talking about open areas that my grandmother had on...
‘Pressure Ulcer Prevention Day’ brings special offerings
Nov 14, 2014
The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel is leading efforts to observe a “worldwide” pressure ulcer prevention day on Thursday. The objective is to increase awareness for pressure ulcer prevention...
Ask the treatment expert … about unavoidable pressure ulcers
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Oct 01, 2014
Have you heard that most clinicians are in agreement that there are unavoidable pressure ulcers?
Some pressure ulcers can’t be avoided, guidance says
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 01, 2014
Some pressure ulcers are unavoidable, according to updated guidance from wound care experts.