Nancy Collins, PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND

Nutrition

Utilizing Citrulline as an Efficient Arginine Supplement for Wound Healing

10/10/2023

Nancy Collins , PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND, FAPWCA;

Citrulline-enriched products offer an alternate way to provide arginine and another viable option in getting the patient healed, which is the main goal.

Citrulline-enriched products...

10/10/2023

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Nutrition Matters

Wounds Versus Kidneys

10/03/2022

Nancy Collins , PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND, FAPWCA;

Giovanna Rosario Arroyo , MA, RDN, CD, LDN;

The protein dilemma

10/03/2022

Wound Management & Prevention

Nutrition Matters

Guidance for Meeting Protein Needs for Wound Healing During a Period of High Inflation

09/01/2022

Nancy Collins , PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND, FAPWCA;

QUESTION: I am a nurse at an outpatient wound clinic. I remind patients that proper nutrition (eg, adequate calo- ries, extra protein) is important in wound healing. Lately, patients are telling me they are having difficulty making ends meet...

QUESTION: I am a nurse at an...

09/01/2022

Wound Management & Prevention

Nutrition Matters

Should We Be Supplementing Vitamin C and Zinc?

07/17/2022

Nancy Collins , PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND, FAPWCA;

Dr Nancy Collins discusses vitamin C and zinc in wound care

Dr Nancy Collins discusses...

07/17/2022

Wound Management & Prevention

Nutrition Matters

How Dietary Protein and Collagen Dipeptides Improve Wound Healing

05/02/2022

Nancy Collins , PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND, FAPWCA;

It is imperative to address the increased protein needs of patients with wounds, especially older patients, to promote a full recovery.

It is imperative to address the...

05/02/2022

Wound Management & Prevention

COVID-19

Changes and Challenges for Wound Clinics After a Year of COVID-19

03/16/2021

Jayesh B. Shah , MD, MSc, UHM, ABPM, CWSP, FAPWCA;

Caroline E. Fife , MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM;

Harriet Jones , MD, FACP;

Nancy Collins , PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND, FAPWCA;

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced everyone to adapt to new realities, with wound clinics finding new ways of maintaining a high standard of patient care. One year into the pandemic, these expert panelists discuss how their wound clinics are...

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced...

03/16/2021

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Vitamin D

Vitamin D: Don’t Overlook the Sunshine Vitamin

08/05/2020

Nancy Collins , PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND, FAPWCA;

For patients with wounds, vitamin D can be valuable, as it can promote angiogenesis, can reduce inflammation, and can improve insulin resistance. This author reviews the factors that can put patients at risk for vitamin D deficiency and how...

For patients with wounds,...

08/05/2020

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COVID-19

Avoiding Unintended Consequences for the Complex Wound Patient in the Fight Against COVID-19

04/03/2020

Nancy Collins , PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND, FAPWCA;

T. Samuel Nwafor , MD, FACP, FAPWCA;

As these authors stress, the consequences for the complex wound patient may be severe and long-lasting if clinicians become lax on continued treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As these authors stress, the...

04/03/2020

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Nutrition

Implementing Nutrition Care: What the Revised NPIAP Clinical Practice Guideline Recommends

04/03/2020

Nancy Collins , PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND, FAPWCA;

Wound clinicians treating pressure injuries now have new guidance with the release of a Clinical Practice Guideline by the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel. This author details the guideline’s updated nutritional information and good...

Wound clinicians treating...

04/03/2020

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Nutrition

Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Nutrition: Making the Connection

07/03/2019

Nancy Collins , PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND, FAPWCA;

Nutrition often is not the first thing clinicians think about when treating patients with a diabetic foot ulcer (DFU), but it is a critical component of the wound healing process. Nutrition is connected to every facet of healing, including...

Nutrition often is not the first...

07/03/2019

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