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Published on Sat Nov 26, 2005

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INFECTION CONTROL:
Win The Battle Against The Bugs Without A Battle Of Wills With Residents
Help residents with dementia cooperate with the infection-control plan.

Talk about a potential infection- control disaster: [...]

CARE PLANNING:
4 Restraint-Free Ways To Keep Residents' Hands Away From Infected And Colonized Wounds
A creative care plan can prevent spread of MRSA and other pathogens.

If a resident with [...]

What Do You Think?
Question: If a resident refuses to cooperate no matter what with required isolation for infection [...]

PATIENT SAFETY:
Right Medication + Wrong Patient = Avoidable Med Error And F Tag
Combat patient misidentification with these key strategies.

A facility's first mistake in administering medications is to [...]

CASE STUDY:
Computer Technology Aims To Error-Proof The Medication Process
Government-funded study focuses on electronic MARs in nursing homes.

The federal government wants to know how [...]

STAFF MANAGEMENT:
Ditch The Snitch Mentality--Develop A Culture of Commitment And Accountability
Enlist staff as problem-solvers to improve patient care.

Does your facility have anyone on staff just [...]

Compliance:
Read The Signs That You Have A Whistleblower In Your Midst
Here's how to avert a potential survey disaster--or worse.

Even facilities running a tip-top ship can [...]

DOCUMENTATION TIP:
Do Vocab Rehab--Remove Bias From Your Charting
These common terms can signal staff doesn't like a resident.

You may not always like a [...]

COMMUNICATION:
A Little Empathy And 'Active Listening' Can Help Complaint-Proof Your Facility
Here's how to handle an employee whose next call may be to the state.

If you're [...]

Survey News To Use
Ready for a comeback by the MDS watchdog, DAVE?

Pronouncements of DAVE's demise were apparently [...]

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