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Extended Care Product News - ISSN: 0895-2906 - Volume 98 - Issue 2 - March 2005
Nancy Day, RN, CRRN, CLNC
Editor's Message:
Marching Along…
Renée J. Olszewski
Amy Kerr, BA, MS
Linda Hollinger-Smith, RN, PhD
With our aging population poised to create a nursing staff shortage, facilities will be wise to focus on nursing staff development and retention.

Medication Management: Strategies to Maximize Patient Safety
Sarah Browning, RNC, MSN, and Billie H. Waldo, RN, MSN, BC
Responding to the rise of adverse drug events, one organization developed a successful strategy to make patient self medication safer.

Why Lawyers Are Still Targeting Pressure Ulcers
Paul W. Johnson, Esq.
A picture is worth a thousand words, but in the volatile world of pressure ulcer lawsuits, a particularly gruesome picture can be worth millions of dollars—regardless of whether the ulcer was preventable.

Self Administration of Medication: An Evidence-Based Protocol
Barbara Holder, RN, PhD, FAAN; Sally Baranski, RN, BSN; Cindy Chasteen, RN, BSN; Jackie Kaiser, RN, BSN; Tracy Kania, RN, BSN, CRRN; Wendy Murray, RN, BSN; Karen Robertson, RN, BSN
Self administration of medication for patients in extended care has proven beneficial and effective, but the system has its share of challenges.
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Sharon Clewis, RD, LD/N; Chris Kallas, RD, LD/N; Diane Loechner, RD, LD/N; and Magda Segarra, RD, LD/N
Ben Peirce, BA, RN, CWOCN
Robert A. Norman, DO, MPH
Lydia Lundberg
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