Pressure ulcer prevention practices are evolving, but providers aren’t always keeping up, according to Janice Beitz, Ph.D., a Rutgers University nursing professor and renowned wound-care expert.
Transitions of care: Quit blaming us for the bad ‘stuff’
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jul 19, 2011
OK, so we all know that the pressure ulcers always form in the ambulance on the way back to your facility from the hospital. It’s ALL YOUR FAULT. Bad, LTC, bad!
Ask The Treatment Expert: Wound odor and antibiotics
By
Jeri Lundgren
Mar 07, 2019
Antibiotics should not be started solely due to an odor in a wound. First, clarify whether the odor is associated with the drainage or the wound bed. Always remove the dressing and irrigate the wound thoroughly.
I know QA, but what Is QAPI?
By
Teresa Remy
Nov 08, 2017
Nobody likes change. If we all had a dollar every time we heard someone in our workplace say “but this is the way we’ve always done it” we’d all be independently wealthy.
The wisdom of age
By
Gary Tetz
Jan 06, 2017
It’s like a dash of smelling salts under the nose. Talking to actual long-term care residents always affects me like that: an abrupt awakening from the fog and unconsciousness of stress, distraction...
New COVID staffing study points to improved paradigm for SNFs against outbreaks
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 15, 2021
More is not always better, especially when talking about the number of employees in a nursing home trying to battle infectious outbreaks such as COVID-19, or even less dangerous annual influenza strains.
‘The finish line is in sight. We just all have to keep running’
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 08, 2021
You don’t always have to “beat” anyone else to enjoy success. Sometimes you just have to get to the finish line, and to do that, you merely have to keep running.
As more residents lash out, providers seek interventions
Sep 21, 2004
Long-term care nurses have always had astronomical injury rates. That holds true today more than ever – but with a twist. The cause of many injuries has changed.
Looming employee insurance mandate could be a lose-lose
By
John O'Connor
Sep 24, 2012
Staffing has always been a major challenge in the seniors housing and care sector. And a new health insurance requirement scheduled to take effect in less than 16 months could worsen the problem.
Seniors face misinformation when seeking whooping cough vaccine
Oct 26, 2010
Senior citizens have always been one of the groups most vulnerable to bad strains of the flu and outbreaks of pertussis, or whooping cough. Now they may be at risk for not receiving the appropriate vaccinations,...