“I was told that I shouldn’t post pictures of myself in my respirator close up because it’s ‘scary'," says Amanda, an ICU nurse currently working in a COVID-19 unit in...
Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are the most prevalent type of lower extremity wound. With incidence approaching 1% of the population1, most outpatient wound clinics are well versed in the treatment...
Helping a patient to heal a venous leg ulcer (VLU) is a clinical challenge that can take anywhere from weeks to months. Maintaining skin integrity throughout the healing process can...
We expected to be overwhelmed by COVID-19 cases,” says Dr. Colleen Foster, an emergency medicine physician in Colorado. “There was an early surge here, so we started planning for more...
The numbers are in. In the US, outpatient clinic visits dropped by 60% during the initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic.1 Now, after several months, visits are starting to rebound...
(Marissa shows her skin damage from extended use of PPE) You’ve seen their faces. You’ve seen the exhaustion and the stress. You’ve seen the temporary surface grooves and bruising on...
On a recent hospital visit, a surgeon told me he’d rather operate on a young, healthy farmer who still has dirt under his fingernails than someone who’s pristinely clean and...
“I feel like it’s my calling to be there,” These are the words shared from Marissa, an ICU nurse in Phoenix, Arizona about volunteering to work in her hospital’s COVID-19...
In many parts of the world, patients are being discharged with urgency to free up acute care beds. In the United States, The University of Washington Hospital, in one of...
During National Nurses Week and beyond, we recognize your tireless service, sacrifice and dedication to keep the people in your care safe. Today, we, the nursing and clinical staff from...