Clinical Insights

For many years, independent double checks have been used as a risk-reduction strategy. However, this strategy has been over-used, misused, and under-valued by healthcare workers. Learn about how you can meet this standard of care. Read more

Beginning in the 1920s, the role of the speech language pathologist emerged in response to soldiers with brain injuries returning from the war. Over the next 100 years speech language pathology has grown and developed into a profession that offers a wide range of services. Read more

Get ready to celebrate, April is Occupational Therapy Month! During this time Occupational Therapists (OT) and Occupational Therapy Assistants (OTA) are celebrated for the valuable role they play in patient care and their contributions on the healthcare team. Read more

Did you know that the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) recently changed the name of pressure ulcers to pressure injuries? The NPUAP also changed the definition of pressure injuries based on new evidence discovered in the recent past. Read more

Stroke is among the leading causes of serious long-term disability in the United States. Therefore it is important to provide healthcare professionals with information about stroke rehabilitation and to discuss the nurses’ role in rehabilitating the post-stroke patient. Read more