Wound Care Articles
Stay up to date on the latest content covering basic wound care concepts & topics.
Necrosis Articles
- Necrosis Basics: Learn the basics of necrosis, common causes, and treatment options.
- Necrotic Tissue: We dive into what necrotic tissue is, common tissue types, and characteristics of necrosis.
- Fat Necrosis: We cover the causes, common types, and treatment options for fat necrosis.
- Acute Tubular Necrosis: Learn about acute tubular necrosis, its causes, symptoms, & treatment options.
- Uvular Necrosis: We dive into uvular necrosis, its causes, symptoms & treatment options, and healing time.
- Gangrenous Necrosis: Gangrenous necrosis is a serious condition that can progress rapidly, threaten limb viability, and in severe cases, become life-threatening.
- Coagulative Necrosis: Coagulative necrosis is a form of cell death most commonly caused by ischemia, or inadequate blood supply to tissue.
- Fibrinoid Necrosis: Fibrinoid necrosis is a distinct and clinically significant form of tissue injury most commonly associated with immune-mediated vascular damage.
- Caseous Necrosis: Caseous necrosis is a distinctive form of tissue death most commonly associated with chronic granulomatous infections, particularly tuberculosis.
- Liquefactive Necrosis: Liquefactive necrosis is a pattern of cell and tissue death in which the affected area is digested into a soft, liquid, or semi-liquid mass.
Ostomy Care Articles
- Ostomy basics: An overview of ostomies, care basics, and common ostomy supplies.
- Osteotomy: A comprehensive look at osteotomies & when surgery is needed.
General Wound Care Articles
- How to Become a Wound Care Nurse: Learn the path toward becoming a nurse specialized in wound care.
- The Best Wound Care Certification for LPNs: An overview of the best nationally accredited wound care programs in healthcare.
- Xylazine definition and the “tranq” epidemic: Treating xylazine-related wounds requires a multidisciplinary approach, combining infection control, wound management, and harm reduction.
- Tertiary Intention Healing in Wound Care: When managing complex wounds, nurses may encounter healing by tertiary intention, also known as delayed primary closure.
- Abrasion vs Laceration: Abrasions and lacerations are two of the most frequently encountered wound types in clinical practice, and understanding the distinctions between them is critical for delivering optimal care.
- MASD Wounds: MASD refers to inflammation and skin erosion caused by prolonged exposure to moisture such as urine, stool, wound exudate, perspiration, or other bodily fluids
- Eschar vs Slough: Eschar and slough are both forms of nonviable tissue commonly found in chronic and acute wounds, but they differ significantly in appearance, composition, and management.
- Stasis dermatitis: Stasis dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin condition caused by venous insufficiency and impaired lower extremity circulation.
- Kennedy Terminal Ulcers: Kennedy ulcers, also called Kennedy terminal ulcers (KTUs), are skin changes associated with the dying process and are widely understood as a form of skin failure.
- Wound Care Coloring Pages: Bring some color to your day with our free downloadable wound care coloring pages.
- How to Provide Wound Care for Xylazine Wounds: Xylazine is often used alone or in conjunction with fentanyl for its sedative effects, causing slowed brain activity, breathing, and heart rate, as well as drowsiness.
- Tertiary Intention Healing: Unlike primary intention or secondary intention, tertiary intention blends both strategies.
- Eschar vs Slough: Eschar and slough are both forms of nonviable tissue commonly found in chronic and acute wounds.
- Explore Wound Care Before Committing to Certification: Try our bundle on Nurse.com to learn the essentials of wound care.
Diabetic Foot Wound Articles
- Wound care for diabetic foot infections: A detailed look at the causes, symptoms, and treatment for diabetic foot infections.
- Early stage diabetic foot ulcers: A quick look at the early stages of diabetic foot ulcers & treatment methodologies.
- Diabetic foot ulcer stages: A detailed look at each stage of a diabetic foot ulcer.
- Cold, dry, and swollen diabetic feet: An in-depth look at the causes and symptoms of cold, dry, and swollen diabetic feet.
Pilonidal Cyst Articles
- Understanding Pilonidal Cysts: Learn the basics of necrosis, common causes, and treatment options.
- Wound Care Treatment for Pilonidal Cysts: A detailed look at the causes, symptoms, and treatment for pilonidal cysts.
- Pilonidal Cysts Signs and Symptoms: Identifying the signs & symptoms of a pilonidal cyst early is crucial to initiating proper treatment, preventing complications, and supporting healing.
Wound Debridement
- Autolytic Debridement: Autolytic debridement is a selective wound management method that uses the body’s own enzymes and moisture to break down necrotic tissue.
- Types of Wound Dressings used for Autolytic Debridement: Autolytic debridement requires moisture-retentive dressings that create a sealed or semi-occlusive environment.
- Enzymatic Debridement: Enzymatic debridement is a selective method of removing necrotic tissue using a topical proteolytic enzyme called collagenase.
Wound Dressings
- How to apply calcium and silver alginate dressings: Autolytic debridement requires moisture-retentive dressings that create a sealed or semi-occlusive environment.
- Silver vs. calcium alginate dressings: Silver and calcium alginate dressings are commonly used for exudative wounds, each offering distinct benefits.
- Calcium Alginate Dressings: Calcium alginate dressings are a cornerstone in treating moderate to heavily exudating wounds.
Wound VAC
- What is a wound VAC: Wound VAC has become standard adjunctive therapy in wound management across acute care, long-term care, outpatient clinics, and home health settings.
- What does a wound VAC do: A wound vac helps wounds heal by applying controlled suction to the wound bed.
- How does a wound VAC work: While the device may appear simple, the science behind how it works is sophisticated.
- What is the purpose of a wound VAC: The purpose of a wound vac is to promote wound healing by creating a controlled, sealed environment that uses suction to stimulate tissue repair.