Changes to end-of-life wound classification in a recent Minimum Data Set update should be a positive for long-term care, but regulatory and legal ambiguity still surrounded the new coding procedures at...
Ask the wound care expert … about antibiotics
By
Fatima Naqvi, MD
Feb 01, 2024
Should we always use topical antibiotics in wounds?
Ask the Treatment Expert about … DTI treatment
By
Jeri Lundgren
Jun 08, 2018
We have a resident with a deep tissue injury (DTI) on the sacrum and now the center has an open area. Should we measure and describe just the open area?
Ask the wound care expert: Why is aging skin more vulnerable to damage from pressure and other trauma?
By
Jeffrey M. Levine, M.D., AGSF
Apr 01, 2022
Q: Why is aging skin more vulnerable to damage from pressure and other trauma?
Ask the Treatment Expert about … skin integrity meetings
By
Jeri Lundgren
Nov 06, 2017
How can we make our skin integrity meetings proactive and prevent pressure injuries?
Former SNF nurse pleads guilty to stealing morphine, replacing it with saline
By
Jan 12, 2017
A former employee of a Massachusetts skilled nursing facility pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges that she stole morphine from the facility and replaced some of it with saline.
Ask the treatment expert about … routine interventions
By
Jeri Lundgren
Sep 05, 2018
Is it necessary to document on the care plan the routine interventions we provide, such as a pressure-redistribution mattress or daily skin inspection?
Topical cream can replace multiple wound care products
Feb 07, 2012
TapeRelief is a topical cream that provides a barrier between human skin and medical tape and adhesives. This innovation can replace multiple products commonly used for wound care and skin protection,...
‘On the wagon’
By
John Andrews
Jul 02, 2012
Skin care products have gained increasing importance in long-term care as providers search for ways to keep incontinent residents comfortable and prevent decubitus ulcers from forming.