Volume 51 - Issue 1 - January, 2005
Feature
Empirical Studies
01/01/2005
Antimicrobial drugs are used continuously and extensively all over the world. While much of their use is warranted, considerable employment of these agents is inappropriate. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates...
Antimicrobial drugs are used continuously and extensively all over the world. While much of their use is warranted, considerable employment of these agents is inappropriate. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates...
Antimicrobial drugs are used...
01/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
01/01/2005
Wound cleansing is important for preparing a topical environment to heal pressure ulcers.1,2
Sterile normal saline is widely recommended as a wound cleansing solution because it is isotonic and does not impede the normal healing...
Wound cleansing is important for preparing a topical environment to heal pressure ulcers.1,2
Sterile normal saline is widely recommended as a wound cleansing solution because it is isotonic and does not impede the normal healing...
Wound cleansing is important...
01/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
01/01/2005
Patients with tracheostomies frequently experience nosocomial complications such as bacteremia, sepsis, pneumonia, and multi antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections.1 The resultant increased morbidity may require prolonged treatment and...
Patients with tracheostomies frequently experience nosocomial complications such as bacteremia, sepsis, pneumonia, and multi antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections.1 The resultant increased morbidity may require prolonged treatment and...
Patients with tracheostomies...
01/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
01/01/2005
Coagulase negative staphylococci (CNS) are resident bacteria in the human skin, nasal cavities, and oral mucosa.1
They are among the most frequently isolated bacteria in the clinical microbiology laboratory and their importance as major...
Coagulase negative staphylococci (CNS) are resident bacteria in the human skin, nasal cavities, and oral mucosa.1
They are among the most frequently isolated bacteria in the clinical microbiology laboratory and their importance as major...
Coagulase negative...
01/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
01/01/2005
New negative pressure wound technology released
Vital Needs International (VNI, San Antonio, Tex.) announced the release of a wound care technology, “The Voyager,” that is designed to close wounds by supporting negative pressure therapy...
New negative pressure wound technology released
Vital Needs International (VNI, San Antonio, Tex.) announced the release of a wound care technology, “The Voyager,” that is designed to close wounds by supporting negative pressure therapy...
New negative pressure wound...
01/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
01/01/2005
Resolution. Not the new year’s kind but rather the determination to achieve a goal despite the obstacles.
Diane K. Newman, RNC, MSN, CRNP, FAAN, wants other nurses to emulate her vision and mission — she wants them to pursue a career...
Resolution. Not the new year’s kind but rather the determination to achieve a goal despite the obstacles.
Diane K. Newman, RNC, MSN, CRNP, FAAN, wants other nurses to emulate her vision and mission — she wants them to pursue a career...
Resolution. Not the new...
01/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
01/01/2005
H .R. 5213, The Research Review Act,1 was passed unanimously by the House of Representatives on October 7, 2004 and unanimously by the Senate on November 16, 2004 during the 108th Congress. It was sent to President Bush for his signature...
H .R. 5213, The Research Review Act,1 was passed unanimously by the House of Representatives on October 7, 2004 and unanimously by the Senate on November 16, 2004 during the 108th Congress. It was sent to President Bush for his signature...
H .R. 5213, The Research...
01/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
01/01/2005
Pressure ulcers may not need continuous analgesia. Pain relief may be more appropriate at certain times, such as before dressing changes, when patients may anticipate pain similar to what has been previously experienced. Thinking “local”...
Pressure ulcers may not need continuous analgesia. Pain relief may be more appropriate at certain times, such as before dressing changes, when patients may anticipate pain similar to what has been previously experienced. Thinking “local”...
Pressure ulcers may not need...
01/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
01/01/2005
The new year begins with long-term care providers clambering to understand the long-awaited revision to the Guidance for Surveyors and Investigative Protocol: Pressure Ulcers for Tag F-314 that became effective on November 12, 2004.
The...
The new year begins with long-term care providers clambering to understand the long-awaited revision to the Guidance for Surveyors and Investigative Protocol: Pressure Ulcers for Tag F-314 that became effective on November 12, 2004.
The...
The new year begins with...
01/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Guest Editorial
01/01/2005
An article that recently appeared in Newsweek contained the following: “We can count the dead. We can see physical injuries. But in soldiers returning home, it’s hard to see the psychological damage among those who have witnessed the...
An article that recently appeared in Newsweek contained the following: “We can count the dead. We can see physical injuries. But in soldiers returning home, it’s hard to see the psychological damage among those who have witnessed the...
An article that recently...
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Wound Management & Prevention
