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Volume 56 - Issue 5 - May, 2010

Empirical Studies
The Effects of Low-frequency Ultrasound (35 kHz) on Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in vitro
05/10/2010
Abstract   Scanning electron microscopy study results support an in vitro bactericidal effect of low-frequency ultrasound (LFU) delivered at 40 kHz on bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The purpose of...
Abstract   Scanning electron microscopy study results support an in vitro bactericidal effect of low-frequency ultrasound (LFU) delivered at 40 kHz on bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The purpose of...
Abstract   Scanning electron...
05/10/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Executive Spotlight
Executive Spotlight-May 2010: Chip Ross,Vice President, General Manager, Hollister Wound Care
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Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
Emerging Treatment Options for Venous Ulceration in Today’s Wound Care Practice
05/10/2010
Abstract: Lower-extremity ulcers represent the largest group of ulcers presenting to an outpatient wound care clinic and, of those, ulcers due to venous insufficiency and venous hypertension make up the largest subgroup of these ulcers....
Abstract: Lower-extremity ulcers represent the largest group of ulcers presenting to an outpatient wound care clinic and, of those, ulcers due to venous insufficiency and venous hypertension make up the largest subgroup of these ulcers....
Abstract: Lower-extremity...
05/10/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Weird Science: Air Force Treats Wounds with Lasers and Nanotechnology
05/10/2010
Weird Science: May 25, 2010  Air Force Treats Wounds with Lasers and Nanotechnology   Long gone are stitches and old-school sutures. The Air Force is now funding scientists who are using nanotechnology and lasers to seal up wounds at a...
Weird Science: May 25, 2010  Air Force Treats Wounds with Lasers and Nanotechnology   Long gone are stitches and old-school sutures. The Air Force is now funding scientists who are using nanotechnology and lasers to seal up wounds at a...
Weird Science: May 25, 2010  Air...
05/10/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
Pearls for Practice: Making Bedside Wound Management Decisions in Long-Term Care
05/10/2010
    In the long-term care (LTC) setting where the number of Registered Nurses (RN) and specially trained wound care nurses may be limited, Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) and Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) typically provide resident care....
    In the long-term care (LTC) setting where the number of Registered Nurses (RN) and specially trained wound care nurses may be limited, Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) and Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) typically provide resident care....
    In the long-term care (LTC)...
05/10/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Pressure Ulceration and the Use of Active Leptospermum Honey for Debridement and Healing
05/10/2010
The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel1 (NPUAP) defines a pressure ulcer (PU) as “a localized injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue, usually over a bony prominence, that results from pressure (including pressure associated with...
The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel1 (NPUAP) defines a pressure ulcer (PU) as “a localized injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue, usually over a bony prominence, that results from pressure (including pressure associated with...
The National Pressure Ulcer...
05/10/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
The Ostomy Files: A Validated Ostomy Care Algorithm: Applications to Clinical Practice
05/10/2010
   An algorithm is a step-by-step procedure designed to solve a specific problem by advancing through a series of pre-determined logical steps. Initially used in computers and digital processing, algorithms now are used for many diagnostic...
   An algorithm is a step-by-step procedure designed to solve a specific problem by advancing through a series of pre-determined logical steps. Initially used in computers and digital processing, algorithms now are used for many diagnostic...
   An algorithm is a...
05/10/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
Nutrition 411: Multivitamin Supplements - Magic Bullet or Waste of Money?
05/10/2010
   Most wound care practitioners are familiar with the relationship between appropriate nutritional care and wound healing. We strive to meet each patient’s needs for protein, calories, fluids, vitamins, and minerals in order to provide the...
   Most wound care practitioners are familiar with the relationship between appropriate nutritional care and wound healing. We strive to meet each patient’s needs for protein, calories, fluids, vitamins, and minerals in order to provide the...
   Most wound care practitioners...
05/10/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
Continence Coach: A Call to Action: Improving the Health Literacy of Americans
05/10/2010
Perhaps this very instant is your time. — Louise Bogan, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet (1897–1970)   During the last US presidential election and in its aftermath with the recent passage of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of...
Perhaps this very instant is your time. — Louise Bogan, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet (1897–1970)   During the last US presidential election and in its aftermath with the recent passage of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of...
Perhaps this very instant is...
05/10/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
My Scope of Practice: The Audacity of Determination
05/10/2010
  Carelyn P. Fylling, RN, MSN, CWS, CLNC, wasted little time submerging herself in her work. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from North Park College (Chicago, IL), a Master’s Degree in Nursing from the University of...
  Carelyn P. Fylling, RN, MSN, CWS, CLNC, wasted little time submerging herself in her work. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from North Park College (Chicago, IL), a Master’s Degree in Nursing from the University of...
  Carelyn P. Fylling, RN, MSN,...
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Wound Management & Prevention

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