Covalon Technologies announced ColActivePlus and ColActive Plus Ag have been assigned Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System codes for Medicare billing. Professionals who use HCPCS codes for DME billing...
Pharmacy company stops testing Alzheimer’s drug due to adverse reactions
Aug 19, 2010
Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has halted testing of a new, experimental treatment for Alzheimer’s after early results indicate the drug could actually worsen patients’ conditions, the company...
Enhancements added to incontinence products
Dec 06, 2017
TENA®, an Essity company, announced it has added enhancements to its absorbent product portfolio. TENA® Premium Briefs, Protective Underwear and Heavy Pad incontinence products will now feature TENA®...
How to do it…Wound care
Feb 01, 2012
All long-term care nurses and aides need to consider themselves wound care “specialists.” It also helps if caregivers can get residents engaged in facets of their own wound care. Experts advise...
Seniors with recent shingles episodes are not likely to face recurrence, study suggests
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 06, 2012
Elderly adults who have had a single episode of shingles have a relatively low short-term risk for coming down with the painful skin condition again, regardless of vaccination status, new research suggests.
Analysis of antiseptics
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 01, 2014
Data-driven strategies, acute-care solutions and natural ingredients will be increasingly important in the battle against HAIs and communicable diseases
Common diseases less likely to kill nurses, study finds
Jan 15, 2008
Risks from heart disease, stroke and certain cancers are much lower for registered nurses than for others, according to a report from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
Ask the treatment expert … about wound cultures
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Dec 01, 2013
Are wound cultures the best method to determine if a wound is infected?
Tena debuts extra-large bariatric brief
Jul 01, 2014
Tena has introduced its Stretch 3XL Bariatric Brief, which features a new high-rise design and larger waist size.
Ask the treatment expert: What are the changes to the section M-skin conditions in the MDS 3.0?
By
Donna Sardina
May 01, 2010
Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC, President, Wound Care Education Institute