Wound Care 101

By the WoundSource Editors Moist wound healing is the practice of keeping a wound in an optimally moist environment in order to promote faster healing. Research has shown that moist wound healing i...

By the WoundSource Editors The stages of wound healing proceed in an organized way and follow four processes: hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation and maturation. Although the stages of wound he...

By Margaret Heale RN, MSc, CWOCN Wrapping wounds is an art, and hence, it comes easily to some and more difficult to others. This post won't make you a wound dressing artist, but it does provide so...

By Martin D. Vera, LVN, CWS On our last encounter we discussed wound bed preparation and the TIME framework. What I wish to accomplish with this post is to make it easier to understand the skin, th...

By Laurie Swezey RN, BSN, CWOCN, CWS, FACCWS Staying up-to-date with the latest in wound care can be challenging, given that there are new treatments being developed, research being reviewed, updat...

BSamantha Kuplicki, MSN, APRN-CNS, AGCNS-BC, CWS, CWCN, CFCN In my previous blog installment, we touched on some foundational elements of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT). So, now that we are...

by the WoundSource Editors Identifying and managing biofilms have become two of the most important aspects of wound care. Biofilms can have a significant impact on wound healing, by contributing to...

By the WoundSource Editors Decubitus ulcers are an open skin wound sometimes known as a pressure ulcer, bed sore, or pressure sore. A decubitus ulcer forms where the pressure from body the body's w...

By WoundSource Editors Wound dressings can accelerate the healing process by protecting the injury or wound from bacteria and creating an environment which supports healthy healing. Foam dressings ...

By the WoundSource Editors Hydrocolloid dressings provide a moist and insulating healing environment which protects uninfected wounds while allowing the body's own enzymes to help heal wounds. Thes...