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Effective Leaders are Effective Managers, Too

Why is it that no one aspires to be a good manager these days? While good leaders are essential for galvanizing people and moving organizations forward, managers are not any less important. Managers have to get things done through others.The manager is supposed to plan, organize, coordinate, and control.

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Extended Care Product News - ISSN: 0895-2906 - Volume 92 - Issue 2 - March 2004

Feature: The Importance of Properly Sizing Incontinence Products
Leah Klusch, RN, BSN

It’s a New Day for Directors of Nursing
Nancy Day, RN, CRRN, CLNC

Healthy Munchies for Happy Residents
Becky Dorner, RD, LD
Creative snack and supplement programs for long-term care

OASIS: More Than Just an Assessment
Ben Peirce, RN, ET, CWOCN, and Diana Moran, BSN, RN, MPA

Pressure Ulcers: A New, Evidence-Based Approach to Risk Management
Kevin J. Inman, MSc, and Leslie McEachran, BA

When Negative is Positive: A Review of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
Cynthia A. Fleck, RN, BSN, ET, WOCN, CWS, DAPWCA, and Lisa D. Frizzell, RN, BSN, ET, CWOCN

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

Industry and Product News: Span-America Systems Adds Options to its Dual-Function Specialty Surface

Bed-Check Corporation Releases Two New Fall Risk Monitors

Note: Healthcare regulations discussed in archived articles may have changed since publication in ECPN. For the latest information, visit www.cms.hhs.gov.

Regulatory News

	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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