16 New Year's Resolutions for the Wound Care Community
by Mary Ellen Posthauer, RDN, CD, LD, FANDAs we watched the bright colored ball drop at midnight in Times Square and listened to John Lennon's classic song, "Imagine", we closed out the past year and...
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How to Identify Nutritional Deficiencies Based on Changes in Skin Color
by Karen Zulkowski DNS, RN, CWSI previously discussed the need for a complete head-to-toe skin assessment. Certainly this can tell you whether or not the person is dehydrated, has open or discolored...
View ArticleRevisiting Serum Hepatic Proteins as Markers of Nutritional Status in Wound...
by Mary Ellen Posthauer, RDN, CD, LD, FANDSeveral years ago when my nutrition blog began, I discussed the issue of relying on laboratory values – in particular albumin, pre-albumin and transthyretin–...
View ArticleAn Insider Look at the 2014 NPUAP Nutrition Recommendations
by Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FANDFor the past two years I have been involved in the research and development of the second edition of the Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers: Clinical...
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Medical Documentation and Communication Pitfalls Can Set the Stage for...
by Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FANDAs Dr. Aletha Tippett noted in her December blog, following wound documentation standards can help clinicians avoid legal issues. Pressure ulcer litigation...
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How Obesity Impacts the Wound Healing Nutrition Plan
by Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND"I know Susie Q has a stage IV pressure ulcer on her sacrum but she is obese so she certainly doesn't need any more calories." Clinicians and family members...
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Inadequate Nutrition and Wound Healing
by Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FANDCongratulations to Bruce Ruben, MD, for his #1 WoundSource blog for 2015; Wound Healing: Reasons Wounds Will Not Heal. I certainly concur with Dr. Ruben that...
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Medical Nutrition Therapy: A Protocol for Pressure Injury Management
by Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FANDMedical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) should be an integral part of your pressure Injury (ulcer) management plan. Malnutrition/undernutrition is a risk factor for...
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Factors Affecting Wound Healing in Chronic Wounds
by the WoundSource EditorsWhether due to injury or surgery, wound healing normally progresses steadily through an orderly set of stages. Wounds that don't heal within 30 days are considered chronic....
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Malnutrition and Pressure Injuries
by Nancy Munoz, DCN, MHA, RDN, FANDNutrition is a major determinant of health status. Food, as a vital source of nutrition, not only is essential to physiological well-being, but also impacts one's...
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