nursing care

Innovative Moisture Management

Stop the Arm Sweep: Saving Precious Minutes in the Clinical Workflow of Incontinence Management

07/01/2021

The traditional method of checking for incontinence events involves a multi-step process that can be time-consuming for the care team and can create situations that negatively impact patient dignity. This article offers a smarter solution to...

The traditional method of...

07/01/2021

Wound Management & Prevention

Empirical Studies

The Development and Effectiveness of a Care Protocol Using the Stevens Star Model of Knowledge Transformation in Female Patients With Stress Incontinence: An Experimental Study

03/02/2021

Emel Gülnar , RN, PhD;

Nurcan Çalişkan , PhD, RN;

Care provided according to this stress incontinence care protocol reduced the quantity and frequency of stress incontinence and improved pelvic muscle exercise self-efficacy and quality of life.

Care provided according to this...

03/02/2021

Wound Management & Prevention

Empirical Studies

Telemedicine in Patients With an Ostomy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Observational Study

01/06/2021

Gaetano Luglio , MD;

Maria Minischetti , RN;

Giuseppe Palomba , MD;

Giovanni Aprea , MD, PhD;

Giovanni Domenico De Palma , MD;

Vincenza Paola Dinuzzi , MD;

Alfonso Amendola , MD;

Pierluigi Aprea , MD;

This study describes the experience of the Stoma Care Center of the University Hospital Federico II, Naples, Italy, before and during the COVID-19 lockdown.

This study describes the...

01/06/2021

Wound Management & Prevention

Pilot Initiative

Implementing a Pressure Injury Prevention Bundle to Decrease Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries in an Adult Critical Care Unit: An Evidence-Based, Pilot Initiative

10/01/2020

Maxine Douglas , MSN, RN, CCRN;

Mary Deady-Rooney , MSN, RN, CCRN, NEA-BC;

Erin Donohoe , MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CWOCN;

Julie Rivera , MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CWOCN;

Nyishah Samaniego , MSN, CEN, TCRN, NE-BC;

Spearheaded by the wound, ostomy, and continence nurses and supported by management and members of the patient care teams, this pressure injury prevention bundle was successfully implemented, and the incidence of pressure injuries was reduced.

Spearheaded by the wound,...

10/01/2020

Wound Management & Prevention