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Caring for Medically Complex Children Takes a Village

Nurse.com

These children account for one-third of total healthcare spending and 40% of Medicaid’s total spending on kids,” according to a Children’s Hospital Association news release. reduction to Medicaid spending in the first full year of operation, according to a news release. “A This accounted for a 2.6%

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Foot Care Nurses: Saving Limbs, One Foot at a Time

Diversity Nursing

Foot Care Nurses play a vital role in preventive care, including foot hygiene, skin assessment, toenail management, and education on proper footwear to prevent diabetic foot ulcers. Individuals with diabetes mellitus face a 30-fold increased lifetime risk of amputation, with a 34% lifetime risk of developing a foot ulcer.