Ask the Treatment Expert about… palliative ulcer care
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Feb 04, 2016
I am treating a resident who is receiving palliative care with a Stage III pressure ulcer on the right trochanter and a Stage IV pressure ulcer on the sacrum. How should I treat these pressure ulcers?
Ask the treatment expert: What is the best way to treat a yeast infection?
By
Susan Wickard
Dec 02, 2012
This is a question that often surfaces, so it may be useful to review the definition, causes, recognition and treatment of “yeast infections.”
AMT introduces UriCap for patients in long-term care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 04, 2019
American Medical Technologies, a provider of wound care solutions for post-acute environments, has partnered with TillaCare to introduce an innovative external urine collection device for managing female...
Smokers not informed of ways habit can affect wound healing
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 04, 2015
Exposure to smoke from just one cigarette decreases blood flow to chronic wounds such as pressure ulcers, venous leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers. A new study shows the habit’s impact on healing...
Non-contact thermometer
Aug 04, 2010
Sanomedics will be introducing its Talking Non-Contact and Professional Non-Contact thermometers at the upcoming National Association of County and City Health Officials Annual Conference. The handheld...
Ask the resident care expert … about precaution types
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Jan 25, 2023
Q: We are confused about the difference between contact precautions and enhanced barrier precautions. Can you help?
Ask the treatment expert: What are some of the documentation things nurses often miss?
By
Susan Wickard
Jan 01, 2013
A useful resource, “Wound Care Made Incredibly Visual,” offers an acronym that may be helpful in highlighting information that should be included when documenting about wounds: WOUNDD PICTURE
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, January 25
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 25, 2023
Toolkit provides clinical resources for COVID vaccination and therapeutics in PALTC organizations … Assistive program helps primary care docs with diagnoses of skin conditions … HHS report: Medicare...
Clinical briefs for Friday, April 9
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 09, 2021
Focus shifts to short-stay residents to prevent future COVID-19 outbreaks … U.S. COVID vaccination rates to plateau in April, survey results suggest … U.S. hits COVID shot target; 25% of adults now...
Some caregiving moments are priceless
By
Liza Berger
Feb 09, 2010
Watching a resident jump out of an airplane. Seeing a resident die holding her loved ones. Improving the dining experience at a community. These are some of our readers’ most memorable moments. Read...