Ask the Treatment Expert about … skin integrity meetings
By
Jeri Lundgren
Nov 06, 2017
How can we make our skin integrity meetings proactive and prevent pressure injuries?
Former SNF nurse pleads guilty to stealing morphine, replacing it with saline
By
Jan 12, 2017
A former employee of a Massachusetts skilled nursing facility pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges that she stole morphine from the facility and replaced some of it with saline.
Ask the treatment expert about … routine interventions
By
Jeri Lundgren
Sep 05, 2018
Is it necessary to document on the care plan the routine interventions we provide, such as a pressure-redistribution mattress or daily skin inspection?
Topical cream can replace multiple wound care products
Feb 07, 2012
TapeRelief is a topical cream that provides a barrier between human skin and medical tape and adhesives. This innovation can replace multiple products commonly used for wound care and skin protection,...
‘On the wagon’
By
John Andrews
Jul 02, 2012
Skin care products have gained increasing importance in long-term care as providers search for ways to keep incontinent residents comfortable and prevent decubitus ulcers from forming.
New stem cell population may hold key to skin tissue repairs
By
John O'Connor
Nov 01, 2012
Researchers have identified a new stem cell population in the skin epidermis that is responsible for tissue repair. The finding could lead to new wound care treatments, they say.
New skin protectant can help with incontinence
Feb 07, 2017
3M™ Cavilon™ Advanced Skin Protectant is a new, high-endurance skin protectant designed to stop, reverse and prevent the damaging effects of moderate to severe incontinence associated dermatitis.
Drug for MRSA infections to hit market
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 01, 2014
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a medication for patients with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) caused by bacteria that includes methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus...
Skin closure system debuts
Dec 20, 2017
Chemence Medical Inc. announced it has received Food and Drug Administration clearance to market and sell Exofin Fusion®, a new skin closure system for medium to large wounds.
Protein change explains why pressure ulcers are ‘not entirely preventable’ among seniors,...
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 19, 2013
Elderly people’s lack of protective skin proteins makes pressure ulcer prevention difficult, according to newly published research. Seniors’ skin begins to break down after just two hours of...