Volume 50 - Issue 6 - June, 2004
Feature
Empirical Studies
06/01/2004
Quantification of the Problem
Urinary incontinence. To those who suffer from, live with, and care for others experiencing the condition, the meaning is clear.
Ouslander and Johnson1 define urinary incontinence (UI) as the involuntary...
Quantification of the Problem
Urinary incontinence. To those who suffer from, live with, and care for others experiencing the condition, the meaning is clear.
Ouslander and Johnson1 define urinary incontinence (UI) as the involuntary...
Quantification of the Problem
...
06/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
06/01/2004
Continued from PART 1
The Care Plan
Nursing diagnosis. Roy has developed a typology of indications of positive adaptation related to urinary elimination. These include:
1. Effective process of urine formation
2. Stable pattern...
Continued from PART 1
The Care Plan
Nursing diagnosis. Roy has developed a typology of indications of positive adaptation related to urinary elimination. These include:
1. Effective process of urine formation
2. Stable pattern...
Continued from PART 1
The Care...
06/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
06/01/2004
The loss of soft tissue from the foot, either from trauma or as the result of a diabetic foot ulcer, can be a difficult problem to resolve. When tissue is lost from the weight-bearing surface of the foot, the result may be...
The loss of soft tissue from the foot, either from trauma or as the result of a diabetic foot ulcer, can be a difficult problem to resolve. When tissue is lost from the weight-bearing surface of the foot, the result may be...
The loss of soft tissue from...
06/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
06/01/2004
The heel plays a vital role in weight transmission and in the dynamics of walking. When a person is standing, the weight of the body is transmitted from the femur and tibia through the heel bones (talus and calcaneus) to the ground and to...
The heel plays a vital role in weight transmission and in the dynamics of walking. When a person is standing, the weight of the body is transmitted from the femur and tibia through the heel bones (talus and calcaneus) to the ground and to...
The heel plays a vital role...
06/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
06/01/2004
Papain-urea debriding ointment now available to Medicaid patients in all 50 states
Smith & Nephew Wound Management (Largo, Fla.) announced that Gladase™, the company’s papain-urea debriding ointment, is now available for use with...
Papain-urea debriding ointment now available to Medicaid patients in all 50 states
Smith & Nephew Wound Management (Largo, Fla.) announced that Gladase™, the company’s papain-urea debriding ointment, is now available for use with...
Papain-urea debriding ointment...
06/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
06/01/2004
The primary goal for burn wound management is to excise the devitalized tissue and close the wound as soon as possible. Secondary goals of wound care are to promote healing and to maintain function of the affected body part. These goals...
The primary goal for burn wound management is to excise the devitalized tissue and close the wound as soon as possible. Secondary goals of wound care are to promote healing and to maintain function of the affected body part. These goals...
The primary goal for burn...
06/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
06/01/2004
One of the most pivotal aspects of ostomy rehabilitation is teaching. The patient, the patient's family or significant others, paid caregivers, and other healthcare professionals (HCPs) must be taught 1) how to care for the stoma and...
One of the most pivotal aspects of ostomy rehabilitation is teaching. The patient, the patient's family or significant others, paid caregivers, and other healthcare professionals (HCPs) must be taught 1) how to care for the stoma and...
One of the most pivotal...
06/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
06/01/2004
Propelled in large part by the increasing number of people with diabetes who have subsequent foot problems, podiatry is moving into the mainstream of medicine.
Because of their knowledge of biomechanics, offloading, and debridement,...
Propelled in large part by the increasing number of people with diabetes who have subsequent foot problems, podiatry is moving into the mainstream of medicine.
Because of their knowledge of biomechanics, offloading, and debridement,...
Propelled in large part by...
06/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
06/01/2004
Operation Headwaters Stings Wound Care
Operation Headwaters, one of the largest and longest running healthcare fraud sting operations ever conducted, is a joint initiative conducted by the FBI, the Health and Human Services Office of the...
Operation Headwaters Stings Wound Care
Operation Headwaters, one of the largest and longest running healthcare fraud sting operations ever conducted, is a joint initiative conducted by the FBI, the Health and Human Services Office of the...
Operation Headwaters Stings...
06/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Editorial
06/01/2004
Every professional meeting, including the most recent Symposium on Advanced Wound Care, has two types of dialogue: The scheduled formal program and the informal hallway discussions. The former is carefully planned; the latter is always a...
Every professional meeting, including the most recent Symposium on Advanced Wound Care, has two types of dialogue: The scheduled formal program and the informal hallway discussions. The former is carefully planned; the latter is always a...
Every professional meeting,...
06/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
