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This e-mail newsletter, created for staff trainers responsible for training nursing assistants, offers a new tip on care issues each week!

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Issue 18, May 4, 2012

• HCPro celebrates National Nurses Week!

  May 6 through May 12 marks the celebration of National Nurses Week, an annual event to recognize...

Issue 9, May 3, 2012

• Notice: Last issue of LTC Nursing Assistant Trainer

  HCPro is sorry to report that this is the last issue of LTC Nursing Assistant Trainer. We thank you...

• Intravenous therapy guidelines

  Before initiating intravenous therapy, perform a focused assessment of the resident’s...

• Trainer’s tip: Age-related considerations for intravenous therapy

  The Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) requires nurses to be...

Issue 8, April 19, 2012

• Notice: Second to last issue of LTC Nursing Assistant Trainer

  HCPro is sorry to report that this is the second to last issue of LTC Nursing Assistant Trainer...

• Graduated compression stockings

  Graduated compression stockings (GCS) have been used effectively for years to prevent deep venous...

• Trainer’s tip: Nursing assessment for GCS

  Before applying compression hosiery initially, consider these safeguards:

Issue 7, April 5, 2012

• Reasons for inadequate fluid intake in the elderly

  Unfortunately, normal aging changes increase the risk for fluid imbalance and dehydration. Elderly...

• Trainer’s tip: Signs and symptoms of dehydration

  Signs and symptoms of dehydration include:

Issue 6, March 22, 2012

• Physical assessment of the geriatric resident

  Physical assessment of elderly individuals can present many challenges.

• Trainer’s tip: Examining the cognitively impaired resident

  When examining a cognitively impaired resident, consider the following

Issue 5, March 8, 2012

• The effects of dementia

  Dementia is a mental disorder involving a general loss of intellectual abilities and changes in...

• Trainer’s tip: Ways to help a resident perform a task

  Residents with dementia have difficulty performing day-to-day tasks.

Issue 4, February 23, 2012

• Food intake studies

  The physician or dietitian may request food intake studies for residents who are not eating, losing...

• Trainer’s tips: Determining calories needed to maintain weight

  During a dietary assessment, the dietitian calculates the resident’s basal energy expenditure...

Issue 3, February 9, 2012

• Preparing a resident for an MRI

  Occasionally, a facility must send a resident to a hospital or diagnostic center for magnetic...

• Trainer's tip: Understand items and conditions problematic to MRI scanning

  Other medical conditions, devices, and metallic items that are potentially problematic during MRI...

Issue 28, January 26, 2012

• Range of motion and contractures

  Assessment of joint range of motion is an important part of restorative nursing. You must have...

• Trainer’s tip: Measuring joint mobility

  Assess joint range of motion on the initial (admission) assessment and quarterly thereafter. For...

Issue 27, January 12, 2012

• Prerenal Azotemia: Causes, signs, and symptoms

  Prerenal azotemia is the most common form of kidney failure seen in hospitalized patients.

• Trainer's tip: Prevention and treatment of prerenal azotemia

  Prerenal azotemia is a very serious condition that can cause permanent renal damage and failure...