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Issue 48, December 7, 2006

• Evacuating during disasters

  Evacuating during disasters

Issue 47, November 30, 2006

• Wash your hands often

  Wash your hands often

Issue 46, November 15, 2006

• Range-of-motion assistance

  Range-of-motion assistance

Issue 44, November 2, 2006

• Shaving the male resident

  Shaving the male resident

Issue 43, October 26, 2006

• Safety first with aggressive residents

  Safety first with aggressive residents

Issue 41, October 11, 2006

• Fighting resident obesity

  Fighting resident obesity

Issue 40, October 5, 2006

• Simplifying bath time

  Simplifying bath time

Issue 39, September 27, 2006

• Dishing out special diets

  Dishing out special diets

Issue 38, September 20, 2006

• Assisting in heart attack recovery

  Assisting in heart attack recovery

Issue 37, September 14, 2006

• Looking for signs of abuse

  Looking for signs of abuse

Issue 36, September 7, 2006

• Helping with early morning care

  Helping with early morning care

Issue 35, August 31, 2006

• Resident observation

  Resident observation

Issue 34, August 24, 2006

• Hearing loss prevention

  Hearing loss prevention

Issue 33, August 16, 2006

• Safely transferring residents

  Safely transferring residents

Issue 32, August 9, 2006

• Providing quality care

  Providing quality care

Issue 31, August 2, 2006

• Dealing with death

  Dealing with death

Issue 30, July 26, 2006

• Easing Residents’ Pain

  Easing Residents’ Pain

Issue 29, July 19, 2006

• TALKING TO ALZHEIMER’S RESIDENTS

  TALKING TO ALZHEIMER’S RESIDENTS

Issue 28, July 12, 2006

• PREVENT HERNIA SYMPTOMS

  PREVENT HERNIA SYMPTOMS

Issue 27, July 5, 2006

• ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO EAT

  ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO EAT

Issue 26, June 28, 2006

• RESPECT CULTURAL DIVERSITY

  RESPECT CULTURAL DIVERSITY

Issue 25, June 21, 2006

• RECOGNIZE INSULIN SHOCK

  RECOGNIZE INSULIN SHOCK

Issue 23, June 7, 2006

• ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO JOIN ACTIVITIES

  ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO JOIN ACTIVITIES

Issue 22, May 31, 2006

• PROVIDE PSYCHOSOCIAL NEEDS

  PROVIDE PSYCHOSOCIAL NEEDS

Issue 21, May 24, 2006

• ASSIST WITH ANGINAL CARE

  ASSIST WITH ANGINAL CARE

Issue 20, May 17, 2006

• TAKE CARE DURING TRANSFERS

  TAKE CARE DURING TRANSFERS

Issue 19, May 10, 2006

• MAINTAIN SKIN INTEGRITY

  MAINTAIN SKIN INTEGRITY

Issue 18, May 3, 2006

• PREVENT RESIDENT ABUSE

  PREVENT RESIDENT ABUSE

Issue 17, April 26, 2006

• WATCH FOR GALLBLADDER PROBLEMS

  WATCH FOR GALLBLADDER PROBLEMS

Issue 16, April 19, 2006

• CARE FOR YOUR RESIDENTS’ HAIR

  CARE FOR YOUR RESIDENTS’ HAIR

Issue 15, April 12, 2006

• LOOK FOR SIGNS OF LUNG DISEASE

  LOOK FOR SIGNS OF LUNG DISEASE

Issue 14, April 5, 2006

• ACCIDENT PREVENTION

  ACCIDENT PREVENTION

Issue 13, March 29, 2006

• HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENTS

  HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENTS

Issue 12, March 22, 2006

• PREVENTING PHLEBITIS

  PREVENTING PHLEBITIS

Issue 11, March 15, 2006

• PREVENTING INFECTIONS

  PREVENTING INFECTIONS

Issue 8, February 22, 2006

• RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND HEALTHCARE

  RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND HEALTHCARE

Issue 7, February 15, 2006

• MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE

  MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE

• MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE

  MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE

Issue 6, February 8, 2006

• sensory deprivation

  sensory deprivation

Issue 5, February 1, 2006

• ENCOURAGE EATING

  ENCOURAGE EATING

Issue 4, January 25, 2006

• ASSISTING AND SUPERVISING ADLs

  ASSISTING AND SUPERVISING ADLs

Issue 3, January 18, 2006

• STRENGTHENING OBSERVATIONAL SKILLS

  STRENGTHENING OBSERVATIONAL SKILLS

Issue 2, January 11, 2006

• ASSESSING PAIN

  ASSESSING PAIN

Issue 1, January 4, 2006

• RECOGNIZING DEPRESSION

  RECOGNIZING DEPRESSION