Custom chair cushions might aid spinal cord injury patients
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 06, 2015
Wheelchair cushions designed to adjust to a person’s size and form can help redistribute pressure and provide support for activities of daily living for patients with spinal cord injuries, report...
iPhone for documentation available
Jan 31, 2017
CareServ Technologies has changed its iPod Touch used for Activities of Daily Living and Skin/Wound bedside documentation to the iPhone 6 Plus.
Clinical briefs for Monday, Feb. 27
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 26, 2023
NIH: Spinal cord stimulation may restore arm and hand mobility after stroke … Screening rates for certain cancers must pick up after pandemic slowdown, analysts say … Antibiotics for COVID more commonly...
Talk about your healthcare dashboard…
Nov 22, 2011
Researchers at the BMW Group and a leading German university have jointly developed a sensor system that integrates into an automobile’s steering wheel. Its purpose: to monitor the health status...
Ask the Treatment Expert about … creating a skin care team
By
Jeri Lundgren
Sep 06, 2017
I’m a wound care nurse new to long-term care, and I want to develop a skin care team. Whom should I consider for team members?
Ask the treatment expert: What are our wound care certification options?
By
Jeri Lundgren
Apr 01, 2020
We would like to have our nurse overseeing our skin integrity program board-certified in wound care. What are the options?
Cracking the code
By
John Hall
Jul 01, 2013
Long-term care administrators and nurses are under pressure to train staff to assess and document skin conditions to keep patients out of the hospital.
Breathability: Driving skin health and comfort in incontinence care
Jul 23, 2020
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December 2011 Skin Care, Incontinence Buyers Guide
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What the smell really is
By
Amanda Harris
Feb 12, 2016
Many believe the distinct odor in nursing homes is urine, but it really it’s something called nonenal.