What Are COVID Toes? A Case Study.

Background: COVID-19 symptoms mimic many other common conditions, making it difficult to identify patients infected with COVID-19. Adult patients may exhibit what is called "COVID toes" later in their course of illness. Noteworthy is that COVID toes may be the only symptom in otherwise asymptomatic young adults and children.

Expanding a Foot Care Education Program for Nurses: A Quality Improvement Survey.

Faculty of a foot care continuing education program in the Midwest sought to determine current practice and interest in expanding the current program, both didactic and clinical, to meet expanded requirements in certification criteria. An electronic e-mail survey with both quantitative and qualitative questions was developed and sent to 445 past participants who completed the Foot and Nail Care: Education for Nurses Program hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Continuing Education over the past 5 years. There were 99 responses for a response rate of 22%.

Onychomycosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention.

Toenail disorders account for the majority of foot complaints for which adults seek medical care. Onychomycosis, a fungal nail infection, is the most prevalent. Dermatophytes are responsible for the majority of nail infections and cause varying degrees of nail deformities.

Pad weighing for reduction of indwelling urinary use and catheter-associated urinary tract infection: a quality improvement project.

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections pose a significant risk to hospitalized patients. Measuring accurate urinary output is a common reason for indwelling catheterizations in acutely ill patients. The risk of catheter-associated infections may be eliminated while maintaining ability to measure urinary output of incontinent patients through the use of a highly absorbent pad and weighing postincontinence.