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Long-Term Care Nursing Advisor

Issue 29, December 6, 2004

• Physical restraint assessments

  Prior to using a physical restraint, complete an assessment to determine whether a restraint is...

Issue 8, July 12, 2004

• Psychotropic medication dosage and contraindications

  The majority of residents in long-term care facilities take at least one psychotropic medication...

Issue 6, June 3, 2004

• Hip fracture risk factors and prevention strategies

  According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), women have a 1 in 7 chance of...

Issue 5, May 21, 2004

• Medication management and resident falls

  A major risk factor for falls is the medications residents take. Residents who take more than four...

Issue 3, April 26, 2004

• Pain assessment

  Multiple studies suggest that 45%-80% of nursing home residents have untreated substantial pain.

Issue 2, April 9, 2004

• Incontinence

  It is estimated that over half of all nursing home residents suffer from some sort of incontinence...

Issue 1, March 26, 2004

• Staging Pressure Ulcers

  The staging of pressure ulcers depicts tissue damage related to pressure.