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Extended Care Product News - ISSN: 0895-2906 - Volume 111 - Issue 6 - July 2006
Editor's Message:
Can We Do Better?
Ryan Dougherty
Owen Roberts
Mary Tellis-Nayak, MSN, MPH
With our aging population poised to change the shape of long-term care, providing a person-centered approach to care and services is more important than ever.

The Role of Zinc in Health and Disease
Satya S. Jonnalagadda, PhD, RD, and Kevin Miller, PhD
Achieving the recommended dietary intake amount of zinc through diet and, if necessary, supplementation is critical for maintaining health and well being.

Wound Bed Preparation: a Clinical Review, Part 1
LOREN C. HAYES, MS(N), RN, MS, ARNP-BC, CS-BC, CWCN, CWS
Appropriate wound bed preparation begins with comprehensive assessment and consists of removing local barriers to healing.
Janelle Hackett, RN, Andrea Smith, RNC, Matthew Trimble, CNHA, and James Wiggins, LPN
Carol Richelson, RN, MS, WOCN
New Products:
July/August 2006
News and Trends:
July/August 2006
Nancy Collins, PhD, RD, LD/N
Joyce Marks, RN, BSN, CPHQ, and Ben Peirce, RN, BA, CWOCN
Note: Healthcare regulations discussed in archived articles may have changed since publication in ECPN. For the latest information, visit www.cms.hhs.gov.


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CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDANCE: THE UTILIZATION OF ADJUSTABLE LOW BEDS IN THE PREVENTION OF FALLS AND INJURIOUS FALLS IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
Fall Management Technology: Can a New Generation Position Monitor Assist with F-Tag 323 Compliance?
Using Medications Appropriately
Creating a Culture of Safety
Answering Skin and Wound Questions
Medicare Enhances QIO Program Oversight
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