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By Nancy Collins, PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND The new year is quickly approaching, and most of us are reflecting and setting goals for 2017. Here’s a simple plan for 2017 that outlines what you must do to minimize the risks of practice. As wound care practitioners, our main goal is to heal wounds as quickly and painlessly as possible. ...

By Nancy Collins, PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND Most lawsuits start not because of poor medical care but because families believe promises were made and broken and they are angry. If you speak to any health care attorney about the proliferation of lawsuits against hospitals, nursing homes, and health care providers (HCPs) over the last decade or so, you will ...

By Nancy Collins, PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND Personal smartphone use at work is a complicated issue with legal implications. The plaintiff attorney drummed his fingers on the table while he stared at nurse Stephanie Holland* for what seemed like an eternity. He was waiting for her to respond to a seemingly simple question during her deposition—“Do you ever use ...

By Nancy Collins, PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND Smoking is known to hinder wound healing, yet most wound care practitioners fail to document any smoking cessation discussion or education. The daughter of Mrs. Bradley* was barely able to contain herself while giving her deposition. She was sobbing from a place deep in her heart as she retold the story of ...

By Nancy Collins, PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND These days, most people have a camera in their pocket, giving family members the ability to take their own wound photographs. When we talk about wound photography, we usually are referring to health care professionals (HCPs) taking periodic photographs to document the healing process as part of a patient’s permanent medical record. ...

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