Q: Why is it so important to assess the skin at admission? As a leader, you are in charge of financial stability, quality standards and patient care. After 11 months of hard work, you take vacation ...

Avulsion wounds of the skin are typically a severe type of skin injury. These wounds often require surgery to repair. While the treatment and care of avulsion wounds will depend on how severe the ...

A lot of things change as you age — from mobility and balance to the strength and elasticity of your skin. As skin becomes more fragile, it tears more easily and often takes longer to heal.

“It’s why I’ve dedicated my work and my passion to taking wound care to a much broader direction,” said Jeanine Maguire, vice president of Skin Health & Wound Management Integrations for Genesis ...

Skin tears can become chronic wounds if they are not treated appropriately, and are a growing problem as the number of older people increases. Abstract The ageing population means nurses in all care ...

Effective wound care is critical for patients recovering from surgery or managing chronic or non-healing wounds. Advances in treatment have led to the development of skin substitutes—bioengineered or ...

Chronic wound care is at an inflection point. Nearly seven million Americans live with chronic wounds, many tied to diabetes or cardiovascular disease, and that number will rise as the population ages ...

Patients have been warned against using non-sterile wipes on broken skin and to always follow the advice of community nurses ...