Staff members are showing up to work, but are wiped out so they are not really completing all of their duties with the finesse they once did. We try to hire but there are no applicants. Suggestions?
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 different assessments for wounds. Can you help me with terminology and assessments?
I’m a DON in a nursing facility that experienced a lot of COVID-19 cases and deaths due to the virus, both in the facility and at the hospital. We have seen families react so differently when they experience this loss in the hospital vs. in the nursing home. What can we do to help residents and families make their best decisions regarding end of life?
I’m new to long-term care. Can you help me see what makes one therapy company better than another?
I am a new DON. Do you know any way I could recognize some staff who go above and beyond for our residents? We do recognizer them in the building, but I want everyone to know how long-term care has wonderful angels who work here!
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 is my responsibility. What should I include?
Do you know of anything to assist with protecting nursing staff from violent residents, visitors or fellow staff members?
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?
I am new to the field. Can you provide an outline of some of the information I need to report to the state?
I am a new infection prevention nurse and I am being asked to give an account of how much personal protective equipment we are using daily. How should I calculate this?
