Patient Issues

As clinicians know, wound healing is a complex biological process that involves the migration and proliferation of cells along with other molecular events like extracellular matrix deposition. Regardl...

Dr. Scott Bolhack, MD, MBA, CMD, CWS, FACP, FAAP, discusses the importance of communication across care settings. Through the "Wound Provider Checklist" he presented at SAWC Spring 2023, Dr. Bolhack h...

By Paula Erwin-Toth MSN, RN, CWOCN, CNS, FAAN November marks the beginning of National Family Caregiver Month. Many of us are not only health care providers, but we are also family caregiver; some ...

By Paula Erwin-Toth MSN, RN, CWOCN, CNS, FAAN This November marks the second annual National Family Caregivers Month. Family caregivers are the unsung, unpaid giants of health care. Some are sudden...

By Paula Erwin-Toth MSN, RN, CWOCN, CNS The new year has begun. Many of us have made resolutions with the best of intentions. Exercise more, lose weight, eat healthy foods, keep blood sugar in a he...

By Paula Erwin-Toth MSN, RN, CWOCN, CNS I hope everyone is doing well in the midst of challenging world and domestic events. I was having a discussion with my 7-year-old grandson and was amazed at ...

By Karen Zulkowski DNS, RN, CWS All medical personnel strive to provide care based on the strongest available evidence. Yet how many of us provide culturally competent care? Culturally competent ca...

Refractory wounds comprise a significant worldwide health problem, affecting 5 to 7 million people per year in the United States alone, as discussed in previous blogs. Wounds that fail to heal not onl...

by Terri Kolenich, RN, CWCA, AAPWCA As a nurse who was once a caregiver for a family member, I have a unique and personal perspective on the needs of caregivers. I cared for my mother-in-law, who w...