Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: An Option for Hard-to-Heal Wounds
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Read More » BY TODD HUTLOCK, ASSISTANT EDITOR CMS's new guidance for pressure ulcers: What it meansInterview with Courtney H. Lyder, ND, GNP, FAAN On November
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Read More » BY BRIAN GARAVAGLIA, PHD Many individuals are admitted to acute, subacute, and long-term care facilities each year suffering from a depression that
Read More » BY ELIZABETH P. FUSS, RN, MS, CIC As an infection control nurse, I know that residents of LTC facilities would make any infection control
Read More » BY TOBI SCHWARTZ-CASSELL An increase in interest in the wellness
Read More » BY ALLAN G. KOMAREK, PHD, RN In the late 1970s, Angelica Thieriot created the Planetree Organization in an attempt to personalize, humanize, and
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Read More » BY BRENDA K. LOGSDON, MA, CCC/SLPPreventing aspiration pneumonia in at-risk residents Aspiration pneumonia is an infection in the lungs commonly
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Read More » INTERVIEW WITH STEVE MOGENSEN AND JOHN HERTIGStopping pressure ulcers-Before they start Wound care expert Courtney H. Lyder's mention in our January
Read More » BY SHARON SACRE, RN, BSThe total restorative care conceptEnriching nursing assistants' involvement in restorative care becomes a win-win
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Read More » Based of an interview with Verna E. Reynolds, MD, MPH, CMD, Medical Director, Sentara Long Term Care Medical Associates Nursing facilities must
Read More » The 'Gift' of Restorative NursingFocusing on restorative care benefits both residents and staff at Cove's Edge Comprehensive Care CenterBY CHERYL
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Read More » Maintaining Oral Health in the Nursing FacilityMany residents these days maintain partial, if not full, dentition, and good oral care remains
Read More » Targeting Our Approach to IncontinenceNegligent and imprecise responses to residents' incontinence carry a heavy price-here's how not to pay for itBY
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