MARSI – Strategies to reduce Medical Adhesive Related Skin Injuries.
Nov 22, 2022
Medical adhesive skin-related injuries (MARSI) have become a greater threat since the onset of the pandemic. In fact, they remain a risk for virtually anyone using bandages or positioners today. Check...
Ask the care expert: Can you help me with terminology and assessments?
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Jun 02, 2021
I am a fairly new nurse, and in school we were taught to call openings in the residents’ skin “pressure ulcers” and stage them accordingly. But other nurses are correcting me. They say there are...
Ask the care expert: How to stop residents from picking at moles or bumps on their arms?
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Nov 11, 2019
We have several residents who are consistently getting bruises on their arms from completing their ADLs or bumping into something. Even when rubbing on lotions, or scratching an itch on their arm, they...
New flu injection technique found more effective for elderly
Jun 24, 2008
A flu jab for the elderly may not be the best way to protect against infection. Instead, a shallow injection under the skin appears to be the way to go, according to a newly published study.
Blood coagulation issues and other COVID-19 manifestations can cause sometimes unavoidable skin injuries that appear to be pressure wounds. Clinicians should be aware of this when diagnosing and reporting...
Intervention: How eating and drinking can save your skin
By
Martie Moore
Jan 14, 2015
Graduating with a nursing degree in hand, I was ready to bring my new knowledge and skills to the bedside. Thirty years later, I am amazed at how much I still have to learn and apply to my practice. In...
Misconceptions in incontinence: Helping your residents be happier and healthier
By
Brianna Maguire
Jan 21, 2020
If your residents are managing incontinence, providing the best information is critical. Correcting misconceptions and misuses leads to lower costs, less laundry and, most importantly, healthier people....
State collaborative boasts 70% reduction in pressure ulcers
By
Haymarket Media
Jul 18, 2007
Those who are trying to improve their wound care programs, take note: A pressure ulcer collaborative in New Jersey this week reported a 70% reduction in the incidence of new pressure ulcers after a nearly...
Zealios launches sun-activated app
Aug 12, 2014
Zealios Skin Care has teamed with TBWATORONTO to create a sun-activated digital coupon.
PDI introduces new swab
Sep 16, 2014
PDI has debuted the Prevantics® Device Swab, a chlorhexidine gluconate/alcohol solution that has received market authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for disinfecting needleless access...