Volume 48 - Issue 9 - September, 2002
Column
09/01/2002
"The WOC Nurse is only there 2 days a month."
"The home care agency didn't have an ET Nurse."
"I never saw an ostomy nurse."
So say the ostomy patients - those who are newly operated or those with long-standing ostomies who...
"The WOC Nurse is only there 2 days a month."
"The home care agency didn't have an ET Nurse."
"I never saw an ostomy nurse."
So say the ostomy patients - those who are newly operated or those with long-standing ostomies who...
"The WOC Nurse is only there...
09/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention
Industry Insider
09/01/2002
Multinational survey reveals pain and trauma at wound dressing changes
Preventing trauma to the wound and pain to the patient were the main concerns of a recently conducted multinational wound care survey.
Nearly 4,000 practitioners...
Multinational survey reveals pain and trauma at wound dressing changes
Preventing trauma to the wound and pain to the patient were the main concerns of a recently conducted multinational wound care survey.
Nearly 4,000 practitioners...
Multinational survey reveals...
09/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
09/01/2002
Medical Supply Costs under Intense Government Scrutiny
The government believes Medicare pays too much for durable medical equipment and medical supplies (DMEPOS). In 2000, Medicare Part B costs for DMEPOS totaled more than $6.8 billion -...
Medical Supply Costs under Intense Government Scrutiny
The government believes Medicare pays too much for durable medical equipment and medical supplies (DMEPOS). In 2000, Medicare Part B costs for DMEPOS totaled more than $6.8 billion -...
Medical Supply Costs under...
09/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
09/01/2002
This year, people in uniform - all uniforms - have been increasingly recognized and appreciated. Their sense of duty, their sacrifices of time and (sometimes) life and limb for their towns, cities, and country, once perhaps taken for...
This year, people in uniform - all uniforms - have been increasingly recognized and appreciated. Their sense of duty, their sacrifices of time and (sometimes) life and limb for their towns, cities, and country, once perhaps taken for...
This year, people in uniform...
09/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Clinical Editor's Corner
09/01/2002
Enterocutaneous fistulas present a challenge to medical and nursing staff. If not adequately managed, a patient with a high-output fistula can develop fluid and electrolyte imbalance and metabolic acidosis in a relatively short period of...
Enterocutaneous fistulas present a challenge to medical and nursing staff. If not adequately managed, a patient with a high-output fistula can develop fluid and electrolyte imbalance and metabolic acidosis in a relatively short period of...
Enterocutaneous fistulas...
09/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention
Editorial
09/01/2002
This month, we will remember the thousands of people who perished that dreadful day 1 year ago and comfort those who lost family and friends. We will continue to support those who escaped or responded to the calls for help, offering what...
This month, we will remember the thousands of people who perished that dreadful day 1 year ago and comfort those who lost family and friends. We will continue to support those who escaped or responded to the calls for help, offering what...
This month, we will remember...
09/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention
Feature
Ethics
09/01/2002
Experts suggest that as many as 10% of older Americans are victims of abuse. Elder abuse can occur at a licensed or accredited healthcare facility or even in the elder's own home. In fact, most abuse is thought to occur at home by family...
Experts suggest that as many as 10% of older Americans are victims of abuse. Elder abuse can occur at a licensed or accredited healthcare facility or even in the elder's own home. In fact, most abuse is thought to occur at home by family...
Experts suggest that as many...
09/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
09/01/2002
Susceptibility to Compression
Two metabolic changes in the peripheral nerves of the patient with diabetes render the nerve susceptible to chronic compression. The most critical metabolic change is the increased water content and...
Susceptibility to Compression
Two metabolic changes in the peripheral nerves of the patient with diabetes render the nerve susceptible to chronic compression. The most critical metabolic change is the increased water content and...
Susceptibility to Compression
...
09/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention
Case Report
09/01/2002
Chronic lower extremity ulcers are a common and serious complication of diabetes mellitus. Moss1 estimates that patients with diabetes have a five to 15 times higher risk of requiring a lower extremity amputation than people who do not...
Chronic lower extremity ulcers are a common and serious complication of diabetes mellitus. Moss1 estimates that patients with diabetes have a five to 15 times higher risk of requiring a lower extremity amputation than people who do not...
Chronic lower extremity...
09/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
09/01/2002
One of the central tenets of care in the treatment of plantar diabetic foot wounds is reduction of pressure through various devices. One of the most popular of these devices in use in many parts of the world is the Scotchcast...
One of the central tenets of care in the treatment of plantar diabetic foot wounds is reduction of pressure through various devices. One of the most popular of these devices in use in many parts of the world is the Scotchcast...
One of the central tenets of...
09/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention
