Molecular UTI testing: The key to preventing outbreaks in long-term care facilities
By
Joel Diamond
Dec 06, 2023
A new and alarming fungal pathogen, Candida auris (C. auris), is catalyzing a global crisis across long-term care facilities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced C. auris to...
Listening is a vital responsibility, dangerously deficient in too many caregivers
By
Martie Moore
Jun 29, 2023
The fifth time I told my story of why I was here, I wondered if I needed to change it to make it more interesting. Except I was in the emergency department and needed to be seen by someone. Next...
Come on, it’s not new!
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jan 18, 2022
I was reading an item in the McKnight’s Clinical Daily newsletter and it totally touched on one of my pet peeves. It’s a habit we just can’t seem to get nurses and families to break. And it may be...
Combatting UTIs with juice and good labs
Jun 19, 2014
Here’s the good news: A juice may reduce the incidences of urinary tract infections in nursing home residents by up to 50%. That has huge implications for a problem that plagues seniors, not to mention...