
Wound Care Education Institute Covering alot of miles this wk-NV, CA, AZ, TX, IL, OH Nancy & Scott is working at the CA Health Facilities Association Annual Show in Palm Springs-if you are at the show stop by our booth and say hi! We are in booth #119

Jeanne Viers Patiently waiting for results, wish I didn't have to wait so long!

In this series, we will feature Types of Dressings. As Wound Care Certified professionals, we should be aware of the types of wound care dressings that are available to us to treat the patients in our care. Wound Care Dressings come in various shapes, sizes and have indications for their use...

Adrienne Garbarino
Attn: Michigan WCC's ... there is a great need for a WCC in the thumb of Michigan, independent contractor, negotiate your fee. I had to turn down 3 wound consults. I do not have the time. A friendly group of people to work with, you do the wound consult and fax your report/recommendations to doctor; the Case Manager ha...ndles all the other paperwork. A great opportunity! email me adri0153@hotmail.com put subject: "WCC"Read More

Wound Care Education Institute Had a great time in NY last wk and was able to see some WCC's along the way. Here is a pic of Sharon Cohen RN WCC from NY

Laura Yax Maloney hi all. i have to use silver nitrate on hypergranulation tissue on monday. i've never used it before, i've got the procedure down but i want to know if it hurts the patient when applied....any advice would be great....thanks!

Wound Care Education Institute Busy wk for us we are in DC, CT, CA, KS for our course and Nancy is off to NY for a one day wound care jam session for 300+ attendees. We are just crazy about wounds!!!

Wound Care Education Institute Which applies to Fibroblasts? A: Ingest dead cells B: Contains Heparin C: Binds adjacent keratinocytes D: Synthesis of Collagen

National Alliance of Wound Care® Launches On-line Job Resource Center and New Website The US jobless rate continues to steadily increase. As of September 2009, unemployment reached a 26 year high. One positive trend is the growth in healthcare sector employment rates....

Teresa Barnes I'm looking for advise to treat an ulceration that has slough covering the wound bed, but because of the location, sharp debridment isn't an option, (i dont think) and a cover dressing is out of the question. Please feel free to send me a message and I'll give a bit more detail...

Peggy Carlan
I'm a very experienced RN but do not have a Bachelor's. I am new to wound care. What options are opened to me re: Certification?
Thanks very much......

Wound Care Education Institute Arterial ulcers are typically: A: Deep with red wound bed and distinct wound margins B: Deep with pale wound bed and distinct wound margins C: Shallow with pale wound bed and distinct wound margins D: Deep with pale wound bed and irregular wound margins

Josephine Grider I am unable to find info on purchasing the purple book at the ahrq website, only downloads. If you could give me specifics on title, author and publication date I can further my search.

Wound development has many different etiologies. Diabetes, arteriosclerosis, venous insufficiency, trauma and a host of others come to mind. Treatment of these wounds may be similar in approach and others may be completely different...




















