DOI: 10.1097/WON.0b013e3181d9fde9
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PMID: 20463540
Issn Print: 1071-5754
Publication Date: 2010/05/01
Context for WOC Practice: Early Edition and Publishing Ahead of Print
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Those of you that have been accessing JWOCN online may have noticed that a few of the articles in the May/June issue were already made available in an electronic format before appearing in the printed journal. You will be seeing more and more of these PAP (Publish Ahead of Print) articles published in this format throughout 2010 and beyond. There are several reasons for this trend. Perhaps the most compelling argument is to provide you with the latest, best evidence at the earliest possible moment. A second persuasive argument is to encourage you to discover, and to regularly visit, www.jwocnonline.com, the latest benefit for you as a WOCN member and/or subscriber to the Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing. This vastly enhanced Web page contains far more than the traditional table of contents, links to abstracts or article reprints, and archived issues. Instead, JWOCN online is being transformed to a dynamic site that contains not only the must-read information available in the printed edition of the Journal but also a variety of complementary and novel information essential to your growing sophistication as a consumer (and producer) of current best evidence. For example, when you go to JWOCN online, you will find JWOCN Latest Edition. You will want to regularly check this feature to find the latest PAP articles. You will also find collections from the Editorial Board. This feature will provide an easily accessible collection of Journal articles from multiple issues on a single topic such as Pressure Ulcer Prevention, Stomal and Peristomal Complications, or Incontinence Associated Dermatitis. In order to ensure that this Web page remains a dynamic and invaluable resource for you, the Journal's Editorial Board and the WOCN Board of Directors have worked together with our publisher (Lippincott) to establish a Web Page Editor. After an intensive search of a stellar group of candidates, I am pleased to announce that Lee Ann Krapfl will serve as our first Web Page Editor. In addition to the features I have outlined in this Context (and multiple features you will find out about only if you visit the site), you will be hearing from her directly as she deals with the latest issues facing WOC nursing practice.
This issue opens with a View From Here focusing on the Kennedy terminal ulcer (KTU). Diane J. Yastrub draws on her experiences as a WOC nurse and expert witness to raise issues about the etiology, pathophysiology, assessment, and management of this wound. You will want to read this feature to gain insights into her views about the unique features of the KTU and how it may differ from the typical pressure ulcer seen in patients not nearing the end of life.
Your Wound Care section opens with an article by Connie Harris, Barbara Bates-Jensen, Nancy Parslow, Rose Raizman, Mina Singh, and Robert Ketchen, who report on a pictorial guide to the Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool (BWAT). This article contains must-read information for any WOC nurse who has faced the challenge of teaching novice or generalist nurse colleagues using the BWAT to evaluate and document wound responses to ongoing treatment. Cynthia Sylvia and Vanessa Jones report a qualitative study of the lived experiences of WOC nurses practicing in wound care. You will want to read this article to validate similarities between your experiences and those reported by study respondents, to gain insights into our wound care practice from the researchers' analyses, and to identify how their synthesis of these observations informs your lived experiences as a WOC nurse.
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