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and every individual as the beneficial employee he or she truly is, is the most effective way for a change-agent project to achiev...
and arranging transportation; and ensuring that physician orders for residents are met and followed. Beyond these duties ar...
physical restraints. The authors own views combined with the findings of current literature reveal that the use of physical restr...
every 30 minutes for protection, safety and placement. This was a two-part citation in that there is no evidence that staff...
blatant display of irreverence, with some of the worst infractions found within the health care industry. The cramped, dark and u...
surgery. Preventing such intense pain often requires less drug use than does alleviating the pain once it has begun (Siwek, 2001)...
nursing home chains. As a result, there have been a number of highly publicized defaults such as that of Integrated Health Service...
That freedom and responsibility can improve the nursing home experience for all involved. Definition and Clarification...
In seven pages this paper discusses how meeting JCAHO accreditation can be sabotaged by the resistance of staff in a narrative fro...
44% involved strains and sprains, with most involving the back (Fragala 22). Of that number 10.5% of back injuries experienced in...
In ten pages this paper discusses the growing nursing home industry and the need for planning change. Eleven sources are cited in...
In five pages this paper examines the benefits of pet therapy in a nursing home setting in terms of memory stimulation and positiv...
The following are research questions that could be asked of staff members regarding whether the program is needed: * Are there pat...
Integrity in this sense is about wholeness as opposed to how we often use the term (to mean honesty) (Johansson, 2002). It is abou...
there is no cure either for Alzheimers disease or the various forms of dementia on the horizon, healthcare practitioners should "i...
as business practices, documentation systems, process flows and lines of communication can differ (Blevins, 2001) Home health nur...
been in operation for some time, and it currently is building a retirement community of duplexes for those over 55 who do not yet ...
to a nursing facility, it should also be understood that each situation is unique. When both the family members and the staff of t...
as sadness. My Dad quickly smiled and patted me on the back, but in my heart I knew that my decision would forever change the cou...
Furthermore, if the ulcers end up in hospitalization, the nursing home is responsible for those costs as well. Even if the patient...
significant changes to the existing system but have not yet covered too much ground where modifications are concerned. This is pa...
critical matters, employee requests for information often go unanswered for too long. Results can and have been employee frustrat...
2. constant monitoring for potential complications 3. the willingness to utilize both pharmacological and nonpharmacologi...
care. Internal Environment Rising Costs As other types of health care providers seek to control their own costs, home healt...
In ten pages this paper presents a hypothetical situation in which an agency must address the issue of senior citizens and depress...
Many of the physicians on staff had graduated from Harvard Medical School and tended to think themselves superior to everyone and ...
p. 29), as stated in its title. Mean age was 81; 218 participants completed the study. The researchers evaluated the differences...
the "niche were multiple members encounter and respond to disease and illness across the life course" (Denham, 2003, p. 143). Nurs...
the nurse is uncertain of which tasks are appropriate to delegation, as well as the skill level of UAPs, their reluctance becomes ...
nurses should understand these patients thoroughly, "who they are, where they live and with whom, their current health status and ...