Q: Why did you go into this career? A: In nursing school I was fascinated by the skin’s anatomy, purpose, and healing process. Later, as a Registered Nurse working in the hospital, I quickly became ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What, you may wonder, is a wound, ostomy, continence, foot care nurse? Most people who ask what I do have had some type of ...

We would like to have our nurse overseeing our skin integrity program board-certified in wound care. What are the options? When exploring certification in wound care, it is important to ensure the ...

Conditions were far from modern or sanitary in the hospital in Haiti. The floor was dirt, the walls were the corners of a tent and Barbara Bates-Jensen had an influx of 75 to 100 patients a day. The ...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommends patented monofilament fibre technology, Debrisoft, for the treatment of acute and chronic wounds in the NHS There are 2.2 million ...

Healthcare systems face multiple pressures: clinical pressures, economic pressures and pressures to deliver outstanding patient experiences. These pressures are all felt in areas such as infection ...

District nurses working in rural locations are benefiting from a new wound care app that allows them to share patient information with clinicians remotely. The app, launched by NHS Health Call, has ...

Federal regulators created fresh confusion around a controversial subset of wound care products during a 10-day period in which they issued and then withdrew new Medicare coverage guidance.

An estimated 10.5 million people across the U.S. live with chronic wounds that are difficult to heal.

Florida Hospital Flagler has selected Tina Justice to serve as wound care nurse. Justice will collaborate with nursing and medical staff to care for patients who have altered patterns of bowel and/or ...