Volume 56 - Issue 11 - November, 2010
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
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Geriatric home health nurses care for a large number of elderly patients with gastrostomy tubes (G-tubes). The elderly patient who requires a G-tube typically has multiple medical problems and cannot obtain adequate nutrition. Nurses play a...
Geriatric home health nurses care for a large number of elderly patients with gastrostomy tubes (G-tubes). The elderly patient who requires a G-tube typically has multiple medical problems and cannot obtain adequate nutrition. Nurses play a...
Geriatric home health nurses...
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Wound Management & Prevention
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Chronic wounds affect 2.8 million patients in the US and the cost of advanced wound care products is expected to grow to $4.6 billion by 2011.1 This and the additional costs of loss of income and loss of employment are unbearable for the...
Chronic wounds affect 2.8 million patients in the US and the cost of advanced wound care products is expected to grow to $4.6 billion by 2011.1 This and the additional costs of loss of income and loss of employment are unbearable for the...
Chronic wounds affect 2.8...
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Wound Management & Prevention
Column
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Health literacy can be defined as “the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.”1 According to the Centers for...
Health literacy can be defined as “the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.”1 According to the Centers for...
Health literacy can be defined...
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Wound Management & Prevention
Department
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The annual AAWC issue of OWM contains not only interesting articles, but also updates on the AAWC’s various projects and programs. We hope you enjoy reading about all that our Association continues to do for wound care as a specialty and as...
The annual AAWC issue of OWM contains not only interesting articles, but also updates on the AAWC’s various projects and programs. We hope you enjoy reading about all that our Association continues to do for wound care as a specialty and as...
The annual AAWC issue of OWM...
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Wound Management & Prevention
Department
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The gap continues to widen and deepen between the served and the underserved in the US — a problem exacerbated by the extended economic recession. Health reform legislation passed in March 2010 by Congress put in place many tools and...
The gap continues to widen and deepen between the served and the underserved in the US — a problem exacerbated by the extended economic recession. Health reform legislation passed in March 2010 by Congress put in place many tools and...
The gap continues to widen and...
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Wound Management & Prevention
Department
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Imagine the following scenario: You just completed the nutrition assessment of an elderly woman recently admitted to your facility. She is 5'0" tall and 85 lb; based on her dietary and medical histories, you deduce she has not been...
Imagine the following scenario: You just completed the nutrition assessment of an elderly woman recently admitted to your facility. She is 5'0" tall and 85 lb; based on her dietary and medical histories, you deduce she has not been...
Imagine the following...
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Wound Management & Prevention
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Abstract
A previous study described the phenomenon of 16 financially stable Caucasian elders living with a chronic wound. The purpose of this study was to extend this research and describe the phenomenon of living with a chronic nonhealing...
Abstract
A previous study described the phenomenon of 16 financially stable Caucasian elders living with a chronic wound. The purpose of this study was to extend this research and describe the phenomenon of living with a chronic nonhealing...
Abstract
A previous study...
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Wound Management & Prevention
Feature
Empirical Studies
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Abstract
The value of cost-effectiveness research in all areas of healthcare, including wound care, is increasing. The purpose of this narrative review is to discuss and critically examine economic analysis methods and determine how current...
Abstract
The value of cost-effectiveness research in all areas of healthcare, including wound care, is increasing. The purpose of this narrative review is to discuss and critically examine economic analysis methods and determine how current...
Abstract
The value of...
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Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
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Abstract
Triage is the process of prioritizing patient care based on need and available resources. Clinicians in wound clinics triage daily because time and resources never seem to be sufficient. The triage concept is taken to an extreme...
Abstract
Triage is the process of prioritizing patient care based on need and available resources. Clinicians in wound clinics triage daily because time and resources never seem to be sufficient. The triage concept is taken to an extreme...
Abstract
Triage is the...
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Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Executive Spotlight
11/01/2010
Last May, Tom Dugan, President of Smith & Nephew’s North American Advanced Wound Management Division gave Ostomy Wound Management and WOUNDS an in-depth interview offering an inside look at the strategic corporate philosophy and business...
Last May, Tom Dugan, President of Smith & Nephew’s North American Advanced Wound Management Division gave Ostomy Wound Management and WOUNDS an in-depth interview offering an inside look at the strategic corporate philosophy and business...
Last May, Tom Dugan, President...
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Wound Management & Prevention
