Nurses need more training on medical device-related pressure ulcers, according to a prospective study published in Ostomy Wound Management.
Worth the risk
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 06, 2017
Owners and operators of long-term care facilities can entice increasingly discerning financial partners into niche projects — if they go about it the right way
CDC guide targets antibiotic stewardship
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 05, 2015
Skilled nursing facilities need more help from experts and their own staffs to become better stewards of antibiotic use, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention resource guide.
Training feasible even when cash is tight
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 08, 2018
Videoconferencing is one of the best ways to make ongoing education for geriatric workers more feasible, a study at a for-profit skilled nursing facility in Chicago shows.
Aides want more EOL care involvement
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 05, 2017
Frontline workers often are the first to notice dementia patients’ pain and detect changes in their behavior, but a new study finds long-term care and hospice facilities need to do more to include...
Night shift may hike Type 2 diabetes risk
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 08, 2018
Night-shift work is linked to an increased risk for Type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in Diabetes Care. British and American researchers compared diabetes prevalence among 47,000 night-shift...
Many carrying noxious bacteria within
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 05, 2017
More than a quarter of skilled nursing facility residents have multidrug-resistant bacteria — including E. coli — lurking within them, Columbia University researchers found.
Graying Maine tops 2018 list of best places to be a nurse
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Kimberly Marselas
May 03, 2018
Maine ranks as the best place to work for nurses in 2018, thanks to the state’s many job openings and aging population, according to WalletHub’s annual rankings.
Aging sweat glands delay wound healing
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 06, 2016
Sweat glands play an important roll in how skin heals from injury, but they don’t work as well in seniors, say University of Michigan researchers.
Yet another teamwork benefit: Workplace infections go down
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 05, 2015
Healthcare-associated infection rates are reduced when nurses and physicians work collaboratively, according to an analysis by New York researchers.