Ask the treatment expert: How do I ensure we don’t get cited again?
By
Jeri Lundgren
Feb 02, 2020
We have a strong wound care team that rounds together weekly. However, we just received a citation due to our care plans not reflecting the care we are providing. How do I ensure this doesn’t happen...
Ask the treatment expert: How to better handle medical leave?
By
Jeri Lundgren
Mar 04, 2020
Our wound care nurse unexpectedly went on medical leave, which left us struggling to fill her role. How can we prevent this from happening again?
Ask the Treatment Expert about … creating a skin care team
By
Jeri Lundgren
Sep 06, 2017
I’m a wound care nurse new to long-term care, and I want to develop a skin care team. Whom should I consider for team members?
Ask the treatment expert: What are our wound care certification options?
By
Jeri Lundgren
Apr 01, 2020
We would like to have our nurse overseeing our skin integrity program board-certified in wound care. What are the options?
Ask The Treatment Expert: Implementing a pressure injury prevention program
By
Jeri Lundgren
Jan 04, 2019
We need to implement a pressure injury prevention and treatment program. I’m overwhelmed. Can you suggest where to start?
Ask the treatment expert: When is it time to discontinue a specialty mattress for a patient who has healed...
Mar 01, 2021
When is it time to discontinue a specialty mattress for a patient who has healed pressure ulcers?
Ask the treatment expert: What causes diabetic ulcers?
By
Jeri Lundgren
Dec 04, 2019
What causes diabetic ulcers?
Ask The Treatment Expert: Wounds and PDPM
By
Jeri Lundgren
May 01, 2019
Ensuring proper diagnoses and assessments of wounds is key. Under the Patient-Driven Payment Model, wounds can impact reimbursement under the nursing and non-therapy ancillary (NTA) components.
Ask The Treatment Expert: Preventing sepsis
By
Jeri Lundgren
Apr 04, 2019
If you suspect a wound is infected, you need to optimize the resident’s health by rapidly debriding any nonviable tissue, using antibiotics in a targeted manner, evaluating nutritional status, stabilizing...