What is “USP 800”? I’ve only recently heard about it.
Countdown to tougher hazardous waste rules
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James M. Berklan
Aug 01, 2019
Now that the calendar has turned to August, providers better be making sure they’re ready for a change this month in hazardous waste handling, experts warn. The new rule was promulgated by the Environmental...
Ask the nursing expert: handling time off requests and disruptive nurse managers
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Anne Marie Barnett
Aug 01, 2009
Anne Marie Barnett, RN Former President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
Ask the nursing expert… How to get staff to work during bad weather, and how to deal with tardy...
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Jan 02, 2013
We have just had a run of very bad weather and, as usual, I had several nursing staff call off work. Department heads are never encouraged to come in and help us out. Do you have any suggestions on how...
Ask the nursing expert: Are audit tools useful for organization purposes?
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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...
Drive-in visits keep residents connected to families
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Danielle Brown
Jun 18, 2020
From window visits to video technology, providers across the country are working hard to make sure residents are connected with their loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic. A New York provider recently...
Directives not in good order
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Feb 05, 2017
Many nursing home providers are missing chances to cut costs and reduce unnecessary care by not having residents’ advance directives on file, or orderly, a recent study found.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently addressed provider questions related to regulations pertaining to discharge assessments and agreements between skilled nursing and hospice providers.
Ask the treatment expert: What is tissue tolerance?
By
Donna Sardina
Oct 01, 2009
Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC President, Wound Care Education Institute
LTC the overwhelming source of Legionnaires’ in healthcare facilities, CDC says
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Jun 08, 2017
Legionnaires’ disease tends to be more common and deadly within post-acute care facilities than others — and providers need to do more to reduce the risk to residents, health officials announced...