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FAQs for pressure ulcer staging
By Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC, CWCMS, DWC, OMS Staging pressure ulcers can be challenging. Below are some common questions—and answers—about staging. Q. If a pressure ulcer heals (completely epithelialized over), but later reopens at the same site, how should it be staged?
How to apply silver nitrate
Topical application of silver nitrate is often used in wound care to help remove and debride hypergranulation tissue or calloused rolled edges in wounds...
Wound exudate types
BY: NANCY MORGAN, RN, BSN, MBA, WOCN, WCC, CWCMS, DWC What exactly is wound exudate? Also known as drainage, exudate...
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By Nancy Morgan, RN, BSN, MBA, WOC, WCC, DWC, OMS Each month, Apple Bites brings you a tool you can...
What’s causing your patient’s lower-extremity redness?
By Robyn Bjork, MPT, CWS, WCC, CLT-LANA The ability to understand or “read” lower-extremity redness in your patient is essential...
How to assess wound exudate
By Nancy Morgan, RN, BSN, MBA, WOC, WCC, DWC, OMS Each issue, Apple Bites brings you a tool you can...
Understanding stoma complications
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What you need to know about collagen wound dressings
By Nancy Morgan, RN, BSN, MBA, WOC, WCC, DWC, OMS Description Collagen, the protein that gives the skin its tensile...
How dietary protein intake promotes wound healing
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Why do older people heal more slowly?
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A young Black scientist discovered a pivotal leprosy treatment in the 1920s − but an older colleague took the credit
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Silk wound dressing helps eliminate scar tissue formation
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Webinar: Innovations in Wound Care
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The FDA has approved a wound retraction system created by Prescient Surgical. The company’s CleanCision wound retraction and protection system...
FDA approves shock wave device for treatment of diabetic foot ulcers
On December 28, 2017, the FDA gave approval for the Dermapace System, a shock wave device intended to be used...