Wound Care

This course has been approved for 2 hours by the Commission on Case Manager Certification for 2018. Chronic wou....

Nurses in most settings frequently encounter acute and chronic wounds during routine patient care. Applying the ....

Treatment options for malignant fungating wounds are aimed at the specific underlying cancer. Malignant wounds h....

Hippocrates observed that “healing is a matter of time, but sometimes also a matter of opportunity.” Are wou....

The goal of treatment is to provide the optimum environment so wound repair can take place without interference.....

Cesarean section rates have risen more than 60% since 2009. Approximately one-third of the births are performed ....

Under pressure: just a blanchable event or an underlying injury? It can be much more difficult to distinguish a ....

This course has been approved for 2 hours by the Commission on Case Manager Certification for 2018. Lymphedema ....

Pressure injury affects the more than 2.5 million hospitalized patients each year in the U.S. Studies have shown....

Even though melanoma accounts for fewer than 2% of all skin cancer cases, it is responsible for the most skin ca....