As the treatment expert: We seem to always have a mess when changing colostomy or ileostomy bags. Have...
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Sherrie Dornberger
Oct 01, 2020
We have two new ileostomies in my building, and most of us are not very versed on changing colostomy or ileostomy bags. We seem to always have a mess when changing the appliance. Have any tips?
Ask The Care Expert: Supporting nurses
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Sherrie Dornberger
Apr 04, 2019
As a new nurse leader, what can I do to support my facility’s nurses? I don’t have a budget for this. I totally get what you are asking, and it is a proven fact that nurses who feel supported have...
Ask the Care Expert: How will PDPM impact care?
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Sherrie Dornberger
May 01, 2019
Nursing care documentation has been influential but hasn’t driven payment to the degree it will October 1.
Ask the care expert: Can you help me with terminology and assessments?
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Jun 02, 2021
I am a fairly new nurse, and in school we were taught to call openings in the residents’ skin “pressure ulcers” and stage them accordingly. But other nurses are correcting me. They say there are...
Ask the Care Expert
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Sherrie Dornberger
Sep 06, 2019
We always have difficulty getting extra fluids into our residents during these hot summer and fall months, any suggestions? Getting fluids into elderly residents is something my facility struggled...
Ask the care expert: Do you know of anything to assist with protecting nursing staff from violent residents,...
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Nov 01, 2020
Do you know of anything to assist with protecting nursing staff from violent residents, visitors or fellow staff members?
Ask the care expert: How to develop a great leader?
Oct 17, 2019
I am trying to encourage some of my newly hired nurses who definitely show the early signs of becoming a great leader. Do you have any tips? With the average age of the RN being near retirement age in...
Ask the care residents: Do you have any recommendations for residents with dry skin?
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Sherrie Dornberger
Mar 01, 2022
Q: I have a resident with exceptionally dry skin. We’ve tried everything and can’t get it smooth. Do you have any recommendations?