Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC President, Wound Care Education Institute
Beyond the bedsore: recognizing different wound types in long-term care
By
Julie Williamson
Aug 01, 2010
Pressure ulcers may be one of the biggest topics in wound care. But there are other serious types of wounds that nursing home caregivers need to know about
Meet Jennifer Kennedy, 2022 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Nicole Blanchard
Jul 19, 2022
As comfortable discussing clinical matters as she is discussing business development, Jennifer Kennedy, is a one-of-a-kind long-term care executive.
New report details allergic reactions to early Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccinations
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 25, 2021
Among 21 patients who experienced anaphylaxis in the first days of the rollout, 18 had onset within 30 minutes. Common signs of allergic reaction were hives (urticaria); rapid edema, or swelling beneath...
Ask the care expert: With regard to skin breakdown, what’s the difference between reactive and...
Corstrata has announced it will sponsor the nation’s first Post-Acute Care Wound Nurse Excellence Award.
Ask the Treatment Expert about… lower extremity problems
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Oct 05, 2015
What is the lower-extremity problem we’re most likely to see?
Ask the treatment expert … about wound drainage
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Sep 01, 2014
While moisture promotes wound healing, what about those wounds that have a lot of drainage?
Jury hands down $3.3 million verdict against CO nursing home in negligence case
By
John Hall
May 29, 2014
An 82-year-old skilled nursing facility resident and his family have been awarded $3.3 million by a Colorado jury after finding the Pueblo-based Belmont Lodge Health Care Center guilty of negligence.
Providers may be missing, or not recording, IAD diagnoses
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 06, 2019
A large study examining the prevalence of incontinence-associated dermatitis has found long-term care facilities report much lower rates of the skin-eroding condition. A study of more than 56,000 patient...