Lane Bowen, Executive VP, Chief Strategic Officer, Avalon Health Care
Outbreak risks connected to shared bedrooms, bathrooms
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 01, 2020
Nursing homes that utilize shared rooms and bathrooms for residents are at a higher risk of experiencing larger and more deadly COVID-19 outbreaks than facilities that house residents mostly in private...
New arthritis rules: minimize steroid use
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 01, 2020
The American College of Rheumatology previewed its 2020 Guideline for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis in November. New recommendations encourage a step back from steroid use and a move toward biologic...
Ask the care expert: What should I include in the supply budget?
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Dec 01, 2020
I am a new director of nursing. When I was hired, I was told that I was not responsible for developing the supply budget. But as of this week, there is a new administrator who now tells me the supply budget...
‘Good cholesterol’ may help treat diabetic foot ulcers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 01, 2020
High-density lipoprotein, otherwise known as good cholesterol, may be a promising topical treatment for diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and other challenging wounds, according to an Australian study published...
New matrix ‘jump-starts’ healing process
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 01, 2020
A matrix impregnated with both ionic and metallic silver helps heal stagnant or deteriorating chronic wounds, scientists recently demonstrated.
Ask the treatment expert: Do we need to purchase and stock multiple brands of wound care products because...
By
Jeri Lundgren
Dec 01, 2020
Do we need to purchase and stock multiple brands of wound care products because our physicians request specific products?
Nurse leaders: We need to be seen as ‘clinical experts’
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 01, 2020
While nurse leaders are humbled and utterly thankful for the “hero” recognition they’ve received amid the COVID-19 pandemic, they resoundingly would instead prefer to be viewed as “clinical experts”...
Hollywood channels nurses in docu-play
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 01, 2020
Hollywood stars used the words of real-life nurses coping with the pandemic in a virtual docu-play “That Kindness: Nurses in Their Own Words.”
Ask the nursing expert: Will CMS continue to conduct focused infection control surveys in 2021?
By
Amy Stewart
Dec 01, 2020
Will the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services continue to conduct Focus Infection Control Surveys in 2021? If so, what should we expect?