Disrupting an ‘ecosystem that works’: Providers rip staffing mandate’s LPN omission
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 26, 2023
As operators continue to parse a proposed federal staffing mandate, one of the biggest concerns is for workers who get little attention in the proposed regulations: the licensed practical nurses whom many...
Medline converts factory for sanitizer production to combat coronavirus
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 25, 2020
Medline Tuesday announced plans to redeploy its manufacturing capabilities in Hartland, WI, to produce hand sanitizer. Teams are modifying equipment and ventilation systems for the new line so the company...
Paraplegic residents require more help to prevent wounds
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 04, 2019
Skilled nursing residents with paraplegia are more likely to develop pressure ulcers than their quadriplegic counterparts, according to a new study whose authors say providers should pay better attention...
Powerful bandage delivers shocking new study results
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 04, 2019
A new wound dressing uses a patient’s body movement to create gentle electrical pulses that stimulate healing.
New advanced wound care credential touts better skills
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 11, 2019
The National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy has launched its first professional credential recognizing expertise in advanced wound care. The Advanced Wound Care Certified, or AWCC, credential confirms...
New bioresorbable silver-gallium dressing will target biofilm
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2019
Imbed Biosciences Inc. has been awarded a $1.5 million NIH grant to research and develop a bioresorbable wound dressing with silver and gallium metal ions that can kill bacteria hiding in biofilms in wounds....
Hoist sling materials can reduce pressure ulcer risk
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 08, 2018
Staff often leave patients who use wheelchairs seated on the hoist slings required to get them there.
Providers may be missing, or not recording, IAD diagnoses
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 06, 2019
A large study examining the prevalence of incontinence-associated dermatitis has found long-term care facilities report much lower rates of the skin-eroding condition. A study of more than 56,000 patient...
OSHA fines nursing home for failing to protect staff from violent residents
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 08, 2018
A federal investigation has found a Colorado nursing home failed to adequately protect staff from residents who grabbed, kicked, bit and punched at them, causing cuts and bruises.
Umbilical cord is shown to help chronic wounds heal
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 05, 2016
Cryopreserved umbilical cord, or cUC, allografts healed nearly 80% of chronic wounds in a retrospective review of a Texas veterans clinic.