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Extended Care Product News - ISSN: 0895-2906 - Volume 89 - Issue 5 - September 2003
Leah Klusch, RN, BSN

Your Care is 21st Century: What About Your Information Systems?
Brian Connelly

Update on the NPUAP Support Surface Standards Initiative
Cynthia A. Fleck, RN, BSN, ET, WOCN, CWS, DAPWCA, MBA

Let’s Get Moving: The Importance of Exercise for Preventing Diabetes and Commonly Associated Complications
Teresa Conner-Kerr, PhD, PT, CWS, CLT

Bury the Bathing Sacred Cow
Judy Lentz, RN, MSN, OCN, NHA

Chronic Wounds: A Breeding Ground For Infection
Denise Nix, RN, MS, CWOCN

Utilizing Medication Carts for Optimal Medication Delivery in Extended Care
Renée J. Olszewski

Pumping Iron: Basic Facts About Iron Deficiency
Nancy Collins, PhD, RD, LD/N

Ask Mabel
Karen Kennedy-Evans, RN, CS, FNP, and Elena Walls, RNC, CRRN

A New Option for the Management of Male Urinary Incontinence
Dorothy B. Doughty, MN, RN, FNP, CWOCN, FAAN, and Jean Russell, MA

OASIS: More Than Just an Assessment
Pamela Teenier, RN, MBA, and Ben Peirce, RN, ET, CWOCN

Incorporating a Body Wash and Skin Protectant into Skin Care Protocols Reduces Skin Breakdown in Two Nursing Homes
Diane K. Langemo, PhD, RN; Susan Hunter, MSN, RN; Julie Anderson, PhD, RN; Darlene Hanson, MS, RN; Patricia Thompson, MS, RN; Marilyn G. Klug, PhD
The following article was adapted from the full manuscript, published in Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing 2003;30(5).

A Comprehensive Approach to Wound Prevention
Terry Coggins, RN, MSN, CWOCN

New Skin Care System Combines Product Lines

Wound Filler is “Golden”

Cerner to Acquire BeyondNow Technologies, a Provider of Information Technology for the Home Care Market

Nymox Targets Treatment and Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease
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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
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