Volume 51 - Issue 12 - December, 2005

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GAO Recommends More Stringent Oversight of Medical Suppliers Last year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services (CMS) paid medical equipment suppliers $8.8 billion. Of those expenditures, an estimated $900 million was improperly...

GAO Recommends More Stringent...

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My Scope of Practice: One-Step Care Yields Big Results

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Angela Box Peterson, RN, WCC, began her career in acute care nursing, working on med-surg, ICU, ER, and ambulance units. She moved into management, coordinating the staffing and care for a vent-dependent pediatric patient and serving as a...

Angela Box Peterson, RN,...

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Special to OWM: Survey Indicates Lack of Incontinence-Related Communication/Knowledge

12/01/2005

Clinicians and caregivers face the challenge of protecting their patients against skin breakdown that can lead to perineal dermatitis and pressure ulcer development. Between 1.5 and 3 million adults suffer from pressure ulcers in the US...

Clinicians and caregivers...

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Gelling Fiber Dressings: How Structure and Function Relate to Healing

Biomedical engineer Amit Gefen, BSc, MSc, PhD, discusses dressings in general and gelling dressings in particular from an engineering and clinical use perspective.

The Wound Hygiene Protocol: An Expert Challenge of Complex Wounds

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