What is an ABSSSI? Doctors have been writing this as diagnosis on our post-acute residents.
Ask the care expert … about the ISTAP tool kit
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Feb 01, 2014
I am in a new charge position and when I went to training, someone kept mentioning “ISTAP” with reference to skin tears. Do you know what this person was referring to?
Ask the Care Expert about … incontinence-associated dermatitis
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Dec 06, 2017
We have a new wound care nurse and she insists that a few of our residents have “IAD.” I am not familiar with this. Can you help?
Ask the care expert … about anticoagulants
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Jul 01, 2014
What tips do you have for working with anticoagulants?
Ask the care residents: Do you have any recommendations for residents with dry skin?
By
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?
Ask the wound care expert: Why is aging skin more vulnerable to damage from pressure and other trauma?
By
Jeffrey M. Levine, M.D., AGSF
Apr 01, 2022
Q: Why is aging skin more vulnerable to damage from pressure and other trauma?
Ask the care expert
Dec 01, 2007
We have a new resident that has a colostomy. I have never seen one like this as there is no stoma. We are having a hard time keeping the appliance on. Do you have any suggestions?
Ask the Care Expert about … documentation terms
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Apr 08, 2018
At my facility, they are mixing pressure ulcer with other terms. What’s correct to use in documenting?
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: How to stop residents from picking at moles or bumps on their arms?
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Nov 11, 2019
We have several residents who are consistently getting bruises on their arms from completing their ADLs or bumping into something. Even when rubbing on lotions, or scratching an itch on their arm, they...