Ask the nursing expert … about overseeing immunizations
By
Angel McGarrity-Davis, RN, CDONA, NHA
Nov 01, 2014
I am a new assistant director of nursing and my administrator asked me to oversee immunizations. Where do I start?
Ask the nursing expert … about infection prevention
By
Angel McGarrity-Davis, RN, CDONA, NHA
Mar 01, 2014
What are some of the things we can do to prevent infections?
Ask the nursing expert
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Sep 01, 2008
Anne Marie Barnett, RN Former President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
Ask the nursing expert: surviving long-term care reimbursement cuts while providing quality care
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Jun 01, 2010
Anne Marie Barnett, RN, Former President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
Ask the nursing expert … narcotic destruction
By
Angel McGarrity-Davis, RN, CDONA, NHA
Jul 06, 2015
Long-term care facilities all seem to do narcotic destruction a little differently. Could you tell me how to do it to make sure I protect myself?
Ask the nursing expert: What is the single most cited F-tag?
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Oct 01, 2010
Anne Marie Barnett, RN, Former President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
Ask the Nursing Expert about … behavioral difficulties
By
Judi Kulus, MSN, MAT, RN, NHA, RAC-MT, DNS-CT
Oct 06, 2017
I heard that nursing homes can get cited for causing residents to have behavioral difficulties. Can you explain?
Ask the nursing expert: keeping staff on task during holiday break
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Feb 01, 2010
Anne Marie Barnett, RN Former President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
Ask the nursing expert: Are audit tools useful for organization purposes?
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Mar 01, 2012
Yes, I sure do! Meet with your leadership team to decide which areas you feel that you need to routinely track. Develop your audit tools based on regulation guidelines and have them updated on a monthly...
Ask the Nursing Expert about … culturally competent care requirements
By
Judi Kulus, MSN, MAT, RN, NHA, RAC-MT, DNS-CT
Jun 08, 2018
I thought culturally competent care requirements weren’t effective until Nov. 28, 2019, the Phase 3 deadline. Why are facilities getting cited now?