You may have heard the term ‘suspected deep tissue injury’ before without understanding what a deep tissue injury is and its implications in [Read More]
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Important Steps to Achieve Wound Care Certification
Wound care certification. You know that it would be great for you, great for your patients, and great for your institution. But [Read More]
Treatment Options For Necrotic Wounds
Necrotic tissue that is present in a wound bed causes a physical obstruction to healing. Simply put, wounds cannot heal when necrotic tissue is [Read More]
Diagnosing Wound Infections: Types of Wound Cultures
Your patient arrives a day early for a scheduled dressing change. As you prepare to remove and change the bandage, the patient tells you that he [Read More]
Malpractice Lawsuits Due to Improper Wound Care
Wound care has increasingly been recognized as a specialty in recent years, coinciding with the rise in the number of elderly persons living with [Read More]
Skin Cell Gun
The skin cell gun, also known as the skin gun or SkinGun, is a device that sprays a persons own stem [Read More]
The Importance of a Formally Accredited Certification In Wound Care
As average life expectancy increases, conditions associated with wound management are becoming more prevalent in our society. The rise of [Read More]
Less Common Approaches Used To Treat Wound Infection
The typical treatment for infected wounds continues to include antimicrobial therapy, however other therapies are gaining in popularity due to [Read More]
How to Obtain Wound Care Certification in 4 Easy Steps
Wound care knowledge is fast becoming a requirement in many workplaces. With our population aging and the number of individuals living with [Read More]
Pyoderma Gangrenosum
Overview of Pyoderma Gangrenosum Pyoderma is a noninfectious, progressive necrotizing skin condition. The etiology of pyoderma is [Read More]
