Establishing a Hybrid Wound and Ostomy Continuing Education Program.

Wound and ostomy nurses receive specialty training and certification to provide care in abdominal stomas, ostomies, wounds, fistulas, and pressure injuries. The eight existing nationwide programs in 2011 were inadequate to meet increasing patient population demands. We developed an innovative nondegree, postbaccalaureate continuing wound and ostomy education program using a hybrid design.

Changes in heel skin temperature under pressure in hip surgery patients.

Objective: The aim of the study was to examine the effect of external pressure of the bed surface on heel skin temperature in adults in the first 3 days after hip surgery.

Design: A quasi-experimental study in a prospective, within-subjects, repeated-measures design.

Setting: This study was performed at 2 acute-care hospitals.

How heel oxygenation changes under pressure.

The mechanism of heel pressure ulcers after hip surgery is not entirely understood. The purpose of this one-group, prospective, repeated-measures design study was to examine how the external pressure of the bed surface affects heel skin oxygen tension in adults on the first 3 days after hip surgery. Transcutaneous oxygen sensors were placed on the plantar surface of each foot, close to the heels.

Physiology and prevention of heel ulcers: The state of science.

The prevalence of heel ulcers across settings is high and is increasing. Prevention of ulcers requires knowledge of their etiology and the scientific basis for preventive care. The interaction between external pressure and the heel vasculature is central to the prevention of heel ulcers.

Family dynamics and health locus of control in adults with ostomies.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between family dynamics and health locus of control in families who had a member with an ostomy.

Design: The study used a cross-sectional design.

Setting And Subjects: Data were collected by means of questionnaires completed by 2 groups of families.