Ask The Care Expert, Sherrie Dornberger, RN, CDONA, FACDONA Executive Director, NADONA
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 17, 2019
It seems more empathy is needed everywhere in society. We, of course, need to empathize with our residents all the time. Any suggestions on how to do this well, without losing sight of our work responsibilities?...
Ask the care expert about … bed recommendations and entrapment
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Sep 05, 2018
We are updating our beds and are possibly adding an assessment to be sure our residents are not at risk for entrapment. Do you have any guidelines for bed recommendations?
Ask the care expert: Any good team building ideas?
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Jun 01, 2022
I am looking at some team building things to do to get my staff working better together. Any ideas that are fun, but not physical things like rock climbing?
Ask the Care Expert about… Payroll Based Journaling
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Feb 04, 2016
As a new charge nurse, I hear the administrator and director of nursing talking more often recently about the Payroll Based Journaling and I need to know more about it. What’s the overview?
SNFs must stay vigilant about sharing worker data digitally
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 01, 2022
Concerns over a potential data breach at a major healthcare staffing agency in December shed light on the very real threat to healthcare providers relying more than ever on vendors for temporary help.
Ask The Care Expert: What are VPDs?
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Dec 05, 2018
Our new medical director keeps referring to VPD’s when we bring up vaccines. I don’t feel comfortable asking too much, so can you help clear up what he’s referring to?