A patient making threats about being cared for by someone of a race he or she doesn’t like is not a valid reason for a provider to assign staffing by race, a court has ruled.
New watch may lead to faster response
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 05, 2016
A smartwatch app under development may allow certified nursing assistants to respond to alerts faster, Binghamton University researchers say.
Ask the Treatment Expert about … eschar
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Sep 05, 2016
When eschar is present, what are the best practices for treating pressure injuries that occur on the heel?
Have you hugged your chaplain today?
By
Jack York
Aug 29, 2016
I’ve seen Signature from the outside for several years. I’m always impressed with their creativity and willingness to look at things differently
Goodbye ulcer, hello injury
By
Bardia Anvar, M.D.
Aug 12, 2016
Providers must learn to understand the four stages of pressure injuries.
Webinar to focus on skin tear prevention, treatment
By
Phil Brahm
Aug 11, 2016
Providers can learn about recent classification updates and new treatment strategies for skin tears during a caregiving-focused webinar on August 19.
Ask the Treatment Expert about … how pressure injury staging descriptions have changed
Aug 06, 2016
In addition to the change in terminology from pressure ulcer to injury, NPUAP’s April 13, 2016, press release announced refined descriptions of pressure injury (ulcer) stages.
Aging sweat glands delay wound healing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 06, 2016
Sweat glands play an important roll in how skin heals from injury, but they don’t work as well in seniors, say University of Michigan researchers.
Researchers ‘reboot’ tissue to accelerate wound healing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 06, 2016
Tufts University researchers have for the first time reprogrammed skin cells from diabetic foot ulcers to make them more like stem cells.
Room for improvement
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 06, 2016
Therapists and nursing homes are still looking for reimbursement — and clarity — 4 years after the landmark Jimmo settlement set the caregiving community abuzz.