Staffing Concerns and Efficiency for Long Term Care
OUR SOLUTIONS® PROGRAM(S)
Ongoing training, easy-to-use products, and care plans help you to improve staff efficiency.
- Training and education
- Solutions® Algorithms for Skin and Wound Care provides you with a series of standardized, content-validated guidelines1 that have been shown to reduce overall costs by yielding positive clinical outcomes.2
Other materials such as the Expert Guide, interactive tools, and a Customer Implementation Guide further enrich the process of learning and using Solutions® Algorithms.
- Product-related in-servicing gives your staff the opportunity to learn how to put best practices to work and ensures standards of care are met in the most efficient manner possible.
- F-tag in-service presentations train personnel on how to optimize use of products to meet federal guidelines.
- Evidence-based education provides your staff with the tools and information they need to make informed decisions when using protocols and selecting the proper products.
- www.convatec.com—the authoritative online resource for healthcare professionals—provides 24/7 access to information and training.
- Peer-reviewed papers and other clinical support provide the evidence behind the products.2,3
- Evidence-based products are proven to support healing2 and to reduce the incidence of pressure ulcers3 when used in conjunction with evidence-based protocols.
References [+]
- Beitz JM, van Rijswijk L. Using wound care algorithms: a content validation study. J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 1999;26(5):238-249.
- Bolton L, McNees P, van Rijswijk L, et al. Wound-healing outcomes using standardized assessment and care in clinical practice. JWound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2004;31(2):65-71.
- Lyder CH, Shannon R, Empleo-Frazier O, McGeHee D,White C. A comprehensive program to prevent pressure ulcers in long-term care: exploring costs and outcomes. Ostomy Wound Manage. 2002;48(4)52-62.