Ask the Treatment Expert about … what NPUAP’s new “pressure ulcer” definition...
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Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Jul 04, 2016
The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel announced a number of changes in April, including replacing the term “pressure ulcer” with “pressure injury” and modifying stage definitions.
Depression therapy may increase fall risk
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Jul 04, 2016
Nursing home residents receiving psychosocial treatments for depression have almost six times the risk of falling compared to residents not receiving treatment, according to a new study.
Mobility focus lifts function
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Elizabeth Newman
Jul 04, 2016
In-hospital mobility programs led seniors to have significantly higher ability to move around following discharge, a new study has found.
Ask the Legal Expert about … what points should we be attuned to when our facility starts contracting...
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John Durso
Jul 04, 2016
As the number of ACOs continue to increase every year, and as other payors seek to satisfy the same goals as the ACOs — lower costs with higher quality of services — a new market opportunity is ripe...
Nursing remains atop job growth charts
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Phil Brahm
Jul 04, 2016
Job growth for registered nurses is on pace to produce nearly 450,000 new positions by 2024, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Staffing shortages can fuel increased discharge delays
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Phil Brahm
Jul 04, 2016
Providers feeling the pinch of a nursing shortage only need look across the Atlantic to see the possible consequences of being understaffed.
SNF will not have to bargain with union found ‘disruptive’
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Jul 04, 2016
A skilled nursing facility can refuse bargaining with its union after employees made credible threats of violence during the 2013 union election, a court ruled in May.
How to do it… Positioning techniques
Jul 04, 2016
In the wake of recent updates to the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel’s wound staging guidelines, providers are re-focusing on prevention. Wound care toolboxes include methods and technology...
Prolonging other lives
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Amy Novotney
Jul 04, 2016
How, where and when furniture is used is directly related to the ability to extend its durability and life, especially in high-traffic areas like dining rooms or lobbies
Keeping watch by night
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 04, 2016
Overnight incontinence care deserves special planning and strategies; providers get personal with individual options and high-tech solutions