Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What, you may wonder, is a wound, ostomy, continence, foot care nurse? Most people who ask what I do have had some type of ...
Q: Why did you go into this career? A: In nursing school I was fascinated by the skin’s anatomy, purpose, and healing process. Later, as a Registered Nurse working in the hospital, I quickly became ...
Patients at hospitals staffed by nurses who’ve earned specialty certification in wound, ostomy and continence care are less likely to experience pressure injuries, according to a recent study ...
Q: Why did you go into this career? A: I found my interest when working in the home care field. I worked with a lot of wound care patients and I enjoyed being a part of their healing process. A: I ...
Proper skin care often comes down to good old-fashioned common sense. To avoid pressure ulcers, stick to the basics. Investing just a little bit in wound care prevention goes a long way, experts say. ...
Because non-pressure wounds are typically less understood across all levels of long-term care, they often receive less concern and fewer inquiries from families, according to Japa Volchok, DO, VP of ...
SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KCI, an Acelity Company, today announced the U.S. launch of the Nurse2Nurse (N2N) Mobile App, a one-of-a-kind digital community by and for wound care nurses. Developed in ...
Almost nine in 10 wound care nurses believe the coronavirus pandemic has negatively impacted patients living with a wound, a new survey has shown. However, at the same time, many nurses welcomed the ...
Conditions were far from modern or sanitary in the hospital in Haiti. The floor was dirt, the walls were the corners of a tent and Barbara Bates-Jensen had an influx of 75 to 100 patients a day. The ...
Bernard Ross, CEO of Sky Medical Technology, outlines how the NHS can ease pressures in chronic wound care management.
Florida Hospital Flagler has selected Tina Justice to serve as wound care nurse. Justice will collaborate with nursing and medical staff to care for patients who have altered patterns of bowel and/or ...