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Extended Care Product News - ISSN: 0895-2906 - Volume 81 - Issue 3 - May 2002
Liza G. Ovington, PhD, CWS

Outcomes by Design...Not Chance
Tracy Kania, RN, BSN, CRRN

Will New Ostomy Codes Solve the Problem?
Gwen B. Turnbull, RN, BS, CETN

Assisted Living Customers Rate Their Care Providers
Sabina Gesell, PhD
Part Three of a Three-Part Series

Enhancing the Safety of Patients Who Require Long-Term Indwelling Catheters
Martina Muir, RN, BSN

Wound Care in Long-Term Care: What's New in Nutrition?
Teresa R. Schmidt, RD

Are Your Residents Safe in Their Beds?
Kyle Sobko and Victoria Cote

Managing Quality and Outcomes of Care
Thomas A. Riemenschneider, MD, MBA, FACC, FAAP, and Helen J. Raub, RN, BSN, MBA

Sparking Patient Interest in Medical Nutrition Supplements
Nancy Collins, PhD, RD, LD/N
Exciting New Products to Treat Involuntary Weight Loss

Clinical Consultants: Do I Need One? If so, What do I Look for?
Nancy Day, RN, CRRN, CLNC

Spotlight Interview: South County Nursing Center
Interview with Jennifer Fairbank

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

Johnson & Johnson Wound Management Announces Novel ORC/Collagen Matrix Dressing for Chronic Wounds

Polymer Concepts Introduces the HeelPleezr(TM)

Hormel HealthLabs Offers Pureed Fruits with Appeal and Flavor

Gear-Free Shock-Resistant Aneroid Sphygmomanometer

DeRoyal Launches On Line Custom Procedural Tray Management Tool

HEALTHPOINT® Signs Exclusive, Worldwide Agreement to Market COOK® Biotech's Oasis® Wound Matrix Product

Permission to Market LAM IPM(TM) Wound Gel Received from the FDA by LAM Pharmaceutical Corporation

AACN Awards Grant Money to 23 Schools of Nursing in Support of Careers in Geriatric Nursing

It's No Laughing Matter: New Survey Reveals the Emotional Impact of Incontinence

Incidence of Pressure Ulcers Reduced by up to 87 Percent Using Skin Care Prevention Systems According to Yale Clinical Study
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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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