The last 19 months have been filled with many unknowns, and healthcare has been forever impacted because of it. The COVID-19 Delta variant is creating continued challenges, filling ICUs and hospital beds...
How to benefit from electrical stimulation for the treatment of chronic wounds
By
Ron Weissberg
Apr 05, 2017
One of the most amazing things about the human body is its ability to repair itself. Lacerations, punctures, abrasions all heal with little or no care.
How PAC facilities can evolve with the ever-changing healthcare landscape
By
Vince Baiera
Jun 16, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed care delivery. Due to technological innovations, many services have shifted away from traditional health facilities to home-based care. Telehealth advancements and...
The art of communication with those living with dementia
By
Sharon Roth Maguire
Jun 22, 2018
By Sharon Roth Maguire, MS, RN, GNP-BC, chief clinical quality officer for BrightStar Care It’s probably not a surprise to anyone reading this that communicating with individuals living with dementia...
How technology has senior care soaring into the cloud
By
Bent Philipson
Jun 08, 2020
Imagine that you’re an elderly diabetic patient in your early 80s. Today you’re having a routine checkup with your doctor just to make sure everything is in tip-top shape. But instead of going...
Key strategies for proper hazardous drug disposal
By
Jennifer Maniscalco
May 18, 2015
Although long-term care organizations successfully distribute drugs to patients every day, their processes for getting rid of the waste associated with those medications may sometimes fall short, exposing...
Reducing variability in post-acute care
By
Michael Cantor, MD, JD
May 21, 2018
It’s surprising that the type and amount of post-acute care patients receive after discharge partly depends on which hospital provided their acute care.
Responding to staffing agency profit misconceptions
By
Jaime Tall
Sep 27, 2023
In response to the article published in McKnight’s on September 11, 2023, titled “Profiteering by Nursing Agencies Predicted as Providers Weigh Staffing Mandate,” I feel compelled to provide...
How to pick, and get the most out of, a readmissions risk and needs assessment tool
By
Cheri Bankston
Feb 01, 2017
Imagine two patients, both discharged to their home after being treated at a hospital.
Nurses, help your patients by helping yourselves
By
Marla J. Weston, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Martie Moore, RN, MAOM, CPHQ
Oct 19, 2015
Ask a nurse how she consoles patients with difficult diagnoses, stabilizes a critical patient or quickly saves a life. Nurses do these things masterfully, and often. But ask a nurse how she takes care...