Volume 48 - Issue 6 - June, 2002
Feature
Empirical Studies
06/01/2002
Perineal dermatitis is a potentially serious sequela of urinary and/or fecal incontinence. If untreated, denuded skin may rapidly progress to ulceration and secondary infection,1 including bacterial (Staphylococcus) and yeast (Candida...
Perineal dermatitis is a potentially serious sequela of urinary and/or fecal incontinence. If untreated, denuded skin may rapidly progress to ulceration and secondary infection,1 including bacterial (Staphylococcus) and yeast (Candida...
Perineal dermatitis is a...
06/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
06/01/2002
Nurses, nondermatology physicians, and other healthcare professionals frequently encounter patients with skin disease in their daily practice. In fact, of all patient visits to physicians for skin disease, the majority are to...
Nurses, nondermatology physicians, and other healthcare professionals frequently encounter patients with skin disease in their daily practice. In fact, of all patient visits to physicians for skin disease, the majority are to...
Nurses, nondermatology...
06/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
06/01/2002
Certain sites of bony prominence are known to be at particular risk for skin breakdown and pressure ulcer development as compared with soft tissue sites under similar loading conditions.
For example, pressure ulcers occur over the sacrum...
Certain sites of bony prominence are known to be at particular risk for skin breakdown and pressure ulcer development as compared with soft tissue sites under similar loading conditions.
For example, pressure ulcers occur over the sacrum...
Certain sites of bony...
06/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Editorial
06/01/2002
"There is great skill in knowing how to conceal one's skill." - Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld (1613-1680)
If Monsieur de la Rochefoucauld had the opportunity to observe expert clinicians, he probably would have used them to prove...
"There is great skill in knowing how to conceal one's skill." - Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld (1613-1680)
If Monsieur de la Rochefoucauld had the opportunity to observe expert clinicians, he probably would have used them to prove...
"There is great skill in...
06/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
06/01/2002
"Homebound" Definition Does Not Exclude Adult Day Care
Medicare's home health benefit provides intermittent skilled nursing and other services to "homebound " beneficiaries - that is, "those patients who are able to leave home only with...
"Homebound" Definition Does Not Exclude Adult Day Care
Medicare's home health benefit provides intermittent skilled nursing and other services to "homebound " beneficiaries - that is, "those patients who are able to leave home only with...
"Homebound" Definition Does Not...
06/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
06/01/2002
Self-esteem is potent concern for anyone, and emotion cannot be denied. - Richard Cohen, writer, The New York Times, on his feelings about his temporary ileostomy, April 2001
Quality of life. Three words that carry enormous weight in...
Self-esteem is potent concern for anyone, and emotion cannot be denied. - Richard Cohen, writer, The New York Times, on his feelings about his temporary ileostomy, April 2001
Quality of life. Three words that carry enormous weight in...
Self-esteem is potent concern...
06/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
06/01/2002
Victoria Langer, CNA, STNA (and in pursuit of her RN degree and certification as a Wound Care Specialist) is an expert at making lemonade from lemons. Several years ago, while she was working at an eye surgery center, her husband Larry...
Victoria Langer, CNA, STNA (and in pursuit of her RN degree and certification as a Wound Care Specialist) is an expert at making lemonade from lemons. Several years ago, while she was working at an eye surgery center, her husband Larry...
Victoria Langer, CNA, STNA...
06/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
06/01/2002
Background
Necrotizing fasciitis has been defined as a rapidly progressive disease characterized by extensive necrosis of skin, fascia, and subcutaneous tissue.1-3 If not diagnosed promptly, it can be severe and potentially...
Background
Necrotizing fasciitis has been defined as a rapidly progressive disease characterized by extensive necrosis of skin, fascia, and subcutaneous tissue.1-3 If not diagnosed promptly, it can be severe and potentially...
Background
Necrotizing...
06/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention
Industry Insider
06/01/2002
New barrier ring offers enhanced flexibility
Marlen Manufacturing and Development Company (Bedford, Ohio) introduced the new UltraSeal(TM) Flexible Barrier Ring. The hydrocolloid barrier will bend, stretch, and twist to almost any...
New barrier ring offers enhanced flexibility
Marlen Manufacturing and Development Company (Bedford, Ohio) introduced the new UltraSeal(TM) Flexible Barrier Ring. The hydrocolloid barrier will bend, stretch, and twist to almost any...
New barrier ring offers enhanced...
06/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
06/01/2002
Intermittent pneumatic compression for treating venous leg ulcers (Cochrane Review Abstract)
R Mani, K Vowden, and EA Nelson
Background: Intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) is a mechanical method of delivering compression to...
Intermittent pneumatic compression for treating venous leg ulcers (Cochrane Review Abstract)
R Mani, K Vowden, and EA Nelson
Background: Intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) is a mechanical method of delivering compression to...
Intermittent pneumatic...
06/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention
