October
2011
October
2011
Issue
10
Volume
57
- Every issue of OWM is a reminder that the world of skin, wound, continence, and ostomy care is in a constant state of change. As in most areas of healthcare, we rarely can discuss anything as being…
- A stoma is an opening and an ostomy is a surgically created opening, either temporary or permanent, used to divert the flow of stool or urine. A pouch collects the urine or stool and has a solid…
- Skin Matters is published as an occasional column that addresses the multidisciplinary challenges of maintaining skin integrity. The role of skin care products in institutional settings is a…
- Children are not small adults. Rapid growth rate stands at the forefront of distinction in relation to nutritional status. Children are in a constant anabolic state, actively building their bodies…
- As a sequel to “Informed Decisions for Improved Patient Safety” (Ostomy Wound Manage. 2011;57[9]:22-23), it is timely to make the case for a patient-centered process that focuses on expectations,…
- Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as a continuous learning experience – Denis Waitley, motivational speaker and author For Phyllis Kupsick, RN, MSN, FNP…
- Clostridium difficile Containment Properties of a Fecal Management System: An In Vitro InvestigationAbstract Clostridium difficile can cause diarrhea of varying severity; C. difficile cross-contamination is a serious concern in healthcare institutions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate…
- Abstract Documentation of healing progress is central to the plan of care for patients with a pressure ulcer. Several studies have shown that a reduction in wound area is a predictor of chronic…
- Abstract A variety of pressure ulcer (PU) risk factors has been identified, but not all information is consistent and some applies to specific patient populations only. The purpose of this…
- Continence control device is safe and effective An international Phase 3 clinical trial of Vitala™ Continence Control Device (CCD), a product of ConvaTec (Skillman, NJ), has found the device to be…