Q: Why is it so important to assess the skin at admission? As a leader, you are in charge of financial stability, quality standards and patient care. After 11 months of hard work, you take vacation ...

Avulsion wounds of the skin are typically a severe type of skin injury. These wounds often require surgery to repair. While the treatment and care of avulsion wounds will depend on how severe the ...

The changes to end-of-life skin wound classification in the most recent Minimum Data Set update are ultimately a positive for long-term care, but regulatory ambiguity and potential legal concerns ...

“[...] topical ABT-263 effectively reduced several senescence markers in aged skin, thereby priming the skin for improved subsequent wound healing ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A Parkview Health nurse practitioner received international recognition after using a procedure that required fish skin grafts to help heal a patient’s chest wound. Janalynn ...

Nurses must be able to assess tissue condition, wound size, and signs of infection, and choose and apply various dressings, while also managing pain and preventing complications. Gain these skills and ...

Based on the analysis of electronic health records from 480 clinics, we found that better care quality and continuity are associated with better-than-expected wound healing performance. Objectives: To ...

Reasons Why Skin Substitutes Are Dangerous To Use For Wound Care In Long-Term Care. EINPresswire / -- Skin substitutes have emerged as a popular solution for patients with chronic wounds, burns, and ...

At University of Utah Health, our team of highly trained physical therapists has years of experience and specialized training in lymphedema therapy and wound care. Our friendly and compassionate ...

Gehrke and King were sentenced to 15.5 years and 14 years in prison, respectively. Gehrke was ordered to pay $614.9 million in restitution and to forfeit $279.9 million in fraudulent proceeds, and ...