SPICE Antibiotic Stewardship Training & Education Resources
NC SPICE is pleased to offer free educational materials on antibiotic stewardship including: Visit https://spice.unc.edu/clasp-resources/
Infection Control Issues and Career Advancement of the Infection Preventionist
In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, chief nursing officer for AAPACN, and Dr. Devin Jopp, EdD, chief executive officer for the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), discuss the role of the infection preventionist in long-term care and how this respiratory season …
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Steps to a Strong Discharge Process
The facility has a high number of discharges to the community every month, and the director of nursing services (DNS) feels the discharge process is a good one, as she has received no complaints from residents or staff. However, a review of the facility’s Quality Measures (QMs) tells a different …
F677: How to De-Risk ADL Care for Dependent Residents
Providing residents with the appropriate level of assistance in the activities of daily living (ADLs) is foundational to care in nursing homes, yet the ADLs consistently remain a common citation risk in the survey process. From 2021 to summer 2024, F677 (ADL Care Provided for Dependent Residents) is the eighth most-cited F-tag …
Skilled Teaching and Training: Benefit From the Care Team’s Expertise
Like care plan management and evaluation and observation and assessment of a resident’s condition, teaching and training activities are a core nonskilled component of resident care that can rise to the level of a skilled service. Another way that these indirect skilled services are alike is that they historically haven’t …
LTC and Assisted Living Facility Biosafety: Identify, Isolate and Inform Infographic from NETEC
This printable flyer infographic discusses Long-Term Care (LTC) and Assisted Living Facility Biosafety: Identify, Isolate and Inform. https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/1873
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Resources
Substance use disorder (SUD) is becoming more common in nursing home residents. While SUD can be challenging, there are several resources that can help nurse leaders to develop, implement, and sustain a SUD program. AAPACN has developed the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Resources list to assist directors of nursing services …
Substance Use Disorders: What the DNS Should Know
Over 1 million people aged 65 and over live with substance use disorders (SUD) (Alliance for Aging Research, 2022). As with most trends, what is prevalent in the community will also be prevalent in nursing homes. Therefore, the director of nursing services (DNS) should understand the nuances of this disorder …
Dementia Care: A View from the Other Side
Dementia robs our loved ones of precious memories and their ability to communicate. My 82-year-old stepfather has Alzheimer’s disease and has had a steady decline. My 80-year-old mother, who is also a nurse, has been his primary caregiver in their home. When they had to go through a major transition, …
NETEC Infection Prevention: Engineering Controls for LTC
Engineering controls can be implemented to isolate people from a hazard and provide protection for long-term care residents and staff. Engineering Controls for Long-Term Care