McKnight’s Online Expo: ‘Virtual’ success is reality
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 04, 2016
Think back to when you were 10 years old. You still had a big future ahead of you, but you had already seen a lot, you were on a roll and, wow, were you full of energy!
Ask the Care Expert about… Payroll Based Journaling
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Feb 04, 2016
As a new charge nurse, I hear the administrator and director of nursing talking more often recently about the Payroll Based Journaling and I need to know more about it. What’s the overview?
Age, antibiotics factors for infected diabetic foot ulcers
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Feb 04, 2016
Older diabetes patients who receive prolonged courses of antibiotics are at the highest risk of having infected diabetic foot ulcers, a new study shows.
Ask the Treatment Expert about… palliative ulcer care
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Feb 04, 2016
I am treating a resident who is receiving palliative care with a Stage III pressure ulcer on the right trochanter and a Stage IV pressure ulcer on the sacrum. How should I treat these pressure ulcers?
naviHealth acquires RightCare Solutions
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 04, 2016
naviHealth, an awardee convener under Medicare’s Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative, has acquired RightCare Solutions Inc., which has developed a hospital discharge planning software...
Incontinence pilot program brings PSL facilities success
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 04, 2016
With pressure on continence care mounting for long-term care providers, Presbyterian Senior Living said it recently was able to cut its continence care product cost by more than 52% in just three months.
Happy Now Years
By
Gary Tetz
Feb 04, 2016
It’s suddenly 2016, and I’m uneasy. Perhaps you know that vague apprehension. Like maybe you left your newly stocked phosphorescent med cart unlocked in the parking lot overnight, or ran off...
I couldn’t live without… CareConnection
Feb 04, 2016
By using Constant Care’s CareConnection™ platform, certified nursing assistants at Kentwood Manor in Kentwood, LA, have been able to upload vital signs from residents automatically into electronic...
Dementia patients helped by art-based tablet application
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 04, 2016
Previous research has shown that spending time together viewing art at a gallery can lead to cognitive improvements and enhanced quality of life among patients with dementia, as well as reduce caregiver...
State News for February 2016
Feb 04, 2016
NEW JERSEY — New Jersey provider organizations are raising concerns over a state bill that would create minimum staffing requirements for certified nursing assistants.