Older Cancer Patients Need More Attention

Posted on 21. Apr, 2010 by jan.mater.

Nurses play a key role on identifying issues for better treatment and management.

How do we best care for older cancer patients? The National Cancer Institute (NCI) reports in a bulletin that there are very few resources available today to…

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Know What Makes a Pressure Ulcer “Unavoidable”

Posted on 21. Apr, 2010 by jan.mater.

New stance shows your ulcer-prevention intent — no matter the final outcome.

Your clinicians are trained to prevent pressure ulcers, but sometimes all their hard work simply isn’t enough — and your agency shouldn’t have to pay the price for…

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3 Ways to Guard Against Occupational Hazards in Home Health

Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by jan.mater.

Keep employees safe and improve retention.

If you’re looking for ways to keep your HHA employees safe and on the job, the Centers for Disease Control has a nifty new 51-page resource for you.

Occupational Hazards in Home Healthcare, which…

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HHA Staff Development: Celebrate Your CNAs

Posted on 26. Mar, 2010 by Editor.

Antoinette 'Nettie' Keeter

Case Study: How one hospice has created a culture of excellence for its CNAs

Often, nurses are the focus when it comes to home healthcare staffing. While their services…

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Case Study: Orientation Tool for Hospice Staff

Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by Editor.

Here’s how one hospice tackled information overload so that new staff really understood what they needed to know.

The intricacies at hospice can often be overwhelming to new staff members. That’s why one organization, CarePartners in…

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Your OASIS C Pressure Ulcer Training Kit

Posted on 28. May, 2009 by seank.

If you’re sweating over how your going to pull off that inservice on OASIS C’s new pressure ulcer standards, relax NOW. Here’s some helping hands waiting on the Internet to make your job easier and improve quality of care for…

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