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How Would You Measure?
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I recently had a disagreement with the skin nurse regarding wound measuring. The wound was on the sacrum. The patient had gastric bypass and had lost a lot of weight so the sking was sagging around…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Bintah Diallo May 7, 2011.
Multiple Wound Treatments
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I recently started working at a new facility and have become very frustrated. The skin nurse that covers my unit has the tendency to order different dressing treatments to treat every wound. She…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Enid Mercado,BSN,RN,CRRN May 6, 2011.
Measuring post Gastric bypass patients
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I'm confused on this one. I have a post gasrtic bypass patient with a sacral PU. Needless to say there's a lot of loose skin. When measuring do I stretch the skin, or do I contour to what would have…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Michael S. Miller DO Dec 15, 2010.
Different Certifications
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In a nutshell what are the differences between; CWC, CWOCN,WCC and CWS ?What are the requirements for each credential? Where and how can these be obtained? If I was to choose just one of them,which…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by WoundTalk May 12, 2011.
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Enid Mercado,BSN,RN,CRRN replied to Enid Mercado,BSN,RN,CRRN's discussion Different Certifications"Thank you. I will explore my possibilities."
WoundTalk replied to Enid Mercado,BSN,RN,CRRN's discussion Different Certifications"Hi Enid,
WoundEducators.com offers the most affordable online course to prepare you for the CWCN (the wound portion of the WOCN). there are some other online programs that offer the ostomy and continence courses. I you like, you…"
Bintah Diallo replied to Enid Mercado,BSN,RN,CRRN's discussion How Would You Measure?"I havedone so it is hard to get a correct measure
Ment as te excess skin falls over and secondly most times the pt is unable to lay on their abd"
Enid Mercado,BSN,RN,CRRN replied to Kathi Karp, RN, BSN's discussion The perfect wound care unit"I would LOVE to have that opportunity. In a perfect world and unlimited budget I would request beds that turn side to side, good beds with low air loss matress like invacare beds. You must have available an array of treatments according to skin…"
Enid Mercado,BSN,RN,CRRN replied to Kay Walen's discussion Acute care nurses staging wounds"I have worked in facilities where the nurses did the staging and also where they did not. In the setting where nurses did the staging I made sure I accessed their knowledge and did extensive education including presentations that went from basic…"
Enid Mercado,BSN,RN,CRRN replied to Enid Mercado,BSN,RN,CRRN's discussion Different Certifications"Sorry it took sooooo long for my reply. I hace decided to find an online course that will cover the 3 categories of the certification. I have experience in all 3 areas and I enjoy working all areas also. Hopefully I can find a not too expensive…"
Enid Mercado,BSN,RN,CRRN replied to Enid Mercado,BSN,RN,CRRN's discussion Multiple Wound Treatments"Thank you very much. I will start searching for an online course that covers all 3 certification categories for fall."
Bintah Diallo replied to Enid Mercado,BSN,RN,CRRN's discussion Multiple Wound Treatments"I thought we moved away from doing txs twice/day, unless you have copious amount of drainage, even at that. with the advanced wound dressings we have today that should do it. Here is the reason for a wound certificate to back up your years…"
Laurie Swezey RN, BSN, CWS,CWOCN replied to Enid Mercado,BSN,RN,CRRN's discussion Different Certifications"What are your thoughts on the various certifications? Was the chart and article helpful?"
Jocylin angel bsn rn replied to Enid Mercado,BSN,RN,CRRN's discussion How Would You Measure?"Dont spread the skin you only measure via anatonic position "
Enid Mercado,BSN,RN,CRRN replied to Laurie Swezey RN, BSN, CWS,CWOCN's discussion How would you stage this pressure ulcer is and why?"This are two DTI's, unstageble."
Enid Mercado,BSN,RN,CRRN replied to WoundTalk's discussion What is your favorite wound product?"Not sure if it is a "product",but I really love the quick results I get fro wound vacs"
Michael S. Miller DO replied to Enid Mercado,BSN,RN,CRRN's discussion Measuring post Gastric bypass patients"Tough question. We all have patients with open wounds surrounded by excess skin and sub Q. Basically, there is really no right answer however, the definitive key to doing this is consistency. PIck a position that seems comfortable…"
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- At 9:34am on July 12, 2010, Laurie Swezey RN, BSN, CWS,CWOCN said…
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