Volume 52 - Issue 2 - February, 2006

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02/01/2006

Moisture barrier ointment stays in place, protects skin Coloplast Corp. (Marietta, Ga) introduces Critic-Aid Clear®, a clear moisture barrier ointment, and Critic-Aid Clear AF®, a clear antifungal moisture barrier ointment with 2%...

Moisture barrier ointment stays...

02/01/2006

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The Ostomy Files: A Canadian Perspective on Quality of Life

02/01/2006

Much has been written about the quality of life of someone living with a stoma. This topic has been hard to characterize, understand, and “pin down” – mostly because quality of life varies from person to person and changes as the person...

Much has been written about...

02/01/2006

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Skin Matters: Xerosis and Pruritus in Elderly Patients, Part 1

02/01/2006

Dry skin (xerosis) is a common dermatological skin condition characterized by pruritic, dry, cracked, and fissured skin with scaling. Xerosis occurs most often on the legs of elderly patients but also may be present on the hands and...

Dry skin (xerosis) is a...

02/01/2006

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My Scope of Practice: Six Degrees of Separation

02/01/2006

A clinician, educator, author, presenter, researcher, and once-again student, Janice Beitz, PhD, RN, CS, CNOR, CWOCN, has distinguished herself, not only in achieving her five degrees and/or certifications, but in her overall approach to...

A clinician, educator,...

02/01/2006

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Editorial

Editor`s Opinion: The Emperor‚Äôs Clothes

02/01/2006

Watching the OWM mailbox fill up with manuscripts after the holidays always brightens the often gloomy days of January and February. We feel honored that authors ask us to review, and hopefully publish, their labors of love. Personally,...

Watching the OWM mailbox...

02/01/2006

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Empirical Studies

Pressure Ulcers in German Nursing Homes and Acute Care Hospitals: Prevalence, Frequency, and Ulcer Characteristics

02/01/2006

Pressure ulcers present some of the predominant challenges in institutional care. Many studies in1,2 and within3 different societies have been conducted to measure the prevalence of pressure ulcers in different care facilities. The...

Pressure ulcers present some...

02/01/2006

Wound Management & Prevention

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Developing a Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Scale for Patients in Long-Term Care

02/01/2006

Pressure ulcers are defined as areas of localized damage to the skin and underlying tissue caused by pressure, shear, or friction.1,2 They are most common among patients who are immobile, elderly, have no sensation in some area of their...

Pressure ulcers are defined...

02/01/2006

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Implementing a Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program and Enhancing the Role of the CWOCN: Impact on Outcomes

02/01/2006

Studies conducted at healthcare institutions across the US show that pressure ulcers can increase patient length of stay, patient care costs, and patient pain and suffering.1 Annual prevalence studies conducted at Holmes Regional Medical...

Studies conducted at...

02/01/2006

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Use of a New Dressing Protocol in Chronic Lower Extremity Wounds on Homebound Patients: A Retrospective Study

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Understanding Moisture-associated Skin Damage and Best Practice Recommendations

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Gelling Fiber Dressings: How Structure and Function Relate to Healing

Biomedical engineer Amit Gefen, BSc, MSc, PhD, discusses dressings in general and gelling dressings in particular from an engineering and clinical use perspective.

The Wound Hygiene Protocol: An Expert Challenge of Complex Wounds

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