Since nurses have a duty to keep clear and accurate records, they need to know how to measure and document wounds in order to track their progress to healing Abstract This article, part 4 in a series ...

An injured human hand is a tough thing to treat, so when researchers designed a therapeutic healing glove to change the way we nurse hands back to health, doctors were thrilled. “This is one of those ...

According to the National Institute of Health, it is estimated that, on average, about 11% of long-term care residents suffer from chronic wounds. No other demographic group experiences chronic wounds ...

After an injury has occurred, a complex cascade of biological processes is initiated to support the repair and regeneration of lost or damaged tissue. Some of the different biological molecules ...

At Columbus Community Hospital’s Wound, Ostomy and Continence (W.O.C.) Health Center, we care for both acute and chronic wounds. A wound is a disruption of the normal structure and function of the ...