EMPIRICAL STUDIES A Prospective, Descriptive, Quality Improvement Study to Investigate the Impact of a Turn-and-Position Device on the Incidence of Hospital-acquired Sacral Pressure Ulcers and Nursing Staff Time Needed for Repositioning Patients

Authors

Kimberly D. Hall

Rebecca C. Clark

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FEATURED DEPARTMENT Special to OWM: Reimbursement Changes Provide Opportunities for Wound Care Professionals

Authors

Kathleen D. Schaum

Issue: Volume 62 - Issue 11 - November 2016 ISSN 1943-2720

EMPIRICAL STUDIES Descriptive, Longitudinal Study Results Applied to Statistical Models to Assess the Impact of Early Microbiological Cultures on the Economic Burden of Treatment for Infected Diabetic Foot Ulcers at a Mexican Public Health Facility

Authors

Luz-Ma-Adriana Balderas-Peña

Daniel Sat-Muñoz

EMPIRICAL STUDIES A Mixed-methods Study to Assess Interrater Reliability and Nurse Perception of the Braden Scale in a Tertiary Acute Care Setting

Authors

Chester H. Ho

Amanda Cheung

Danielle Southern

Wrechelle Ocampo

EMPIRICAL STUDIES The Wound Trend Scale: A Retrospective Review of Utility and Predictive Value in the Assessment and Documentation of Lower Leg Ulcers

Authors

Noreen A. Campbell

Donna L. Campbell

Andrea Turner

EMPIRICAL STUDIES A Retrospective Analysis of Factors Affecting Early Stoma Complications

Authors

Umit Koc

Kerem Karaman

Ismail Gomceli

Tahsin Dalgic