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What you need to know about transparent film dressings

February 7, 2018 Abigail Snyder
transparent film dressing
By Nancy Morgan, RN, BSN, MBA, WOC, WCC, DWC, OMS Each issue, Apple Bites brings you a tool you can apply in your daily practice. Transparent film dressings are thin sheets of transparent polyurethane (polymer) coated with an adhesive. These dressings are available in a variety of sizes and shapes.
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Quality-improvement initiative: Classifying and documenting surgical wounds

April 18, 2016 Brian Jones
For surgical patients, operative wound classification is crucial in predicting postoperative surgical site infections (SSIs) and associated risks. Information about a patient’s wound typically is collected by circulating registered nurses (RNs) and documented at the end of every surgical procedure. Because of its predictive value, wound classification plays a valuable role in driving quality-improvement (QI)
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Preventing healthcare-associated infections

April 18, 2016 Brian Jones
Resources from the CDC.
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Pressure ulcer guideline syntheses

April 18, 2016 Brian Jones
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) makes it easy to compare guidelines for managing pressure ulcers: See Management of pressure ulcers and Prevention of pressure ulcers.
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Managing venous stasis ulcers

April 18, 2016 Brian Jones
Venous disease, which encompasses all conditions caused by or related to diseased or abnormal veins, affects about 15% of adults. When mild, it rarely poses a problem, but as it worsens, it can become crippling and chronic. Chronic venous disease often is overlooked by primary and cardiovascular care providers, who underestimate its magnitude and impact.
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