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this development and left orders for both analgesia and sedation, which helped at first, but became less effective as the hours pa...

methods with measurable outcomes, creating a link between existing research and nursing process, define the role of nurse educator...

care service has been the focus of greater scrutiny. Willging (2004) asks: "Just what is assisted living? There are still too ma...

retirement for older Americans, perhaps the most overlooked factor in the devastation caused by the economic crisis. Older America...

provided details of the processes use to make changes in order to create a safer environment and reduce injuries, it was found tha...

as business practices, documentation systems, process flows and lines of communication can differ (Blevins, 2001) Home health nur...

significant changes to the existing system but have not yet covered too much ground where modifications are concerned. This is pa...

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...

been in operation for some time, and it currently is building a retirement community of duplexes for those over 55 who do not yet ...

p. 29), as stated in its title. Mean age was 81; 218 participants completed the study. The researchers evaluated the differences...

do not have their inhaler with them or it is "forgotten, lost or empty when needed" (Bryne, Schreibr and Nguyen 335). Without this...

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...

Many of the physicians on staff had graduated from Harvard Medical School and tended to think themselves superior to everyone and ...

In five pages this paper considers issues of incompetence and incapacitation as they relate to nursing home industry workers in a ...

This book regarding the degrading treatment of senior citizens in nursing homes is reviewed in five pages. There are no other sou...

In twenty pages this research paper discusses management practices as they pertain to nursing homes in a consideration of ideologi...

In twenty eight pages this paper discusses nursing homes and the importance of safety programs with OSHA's role, health considerat...

In eight pages this paper contrasts and compares hospital and home nursing in terms of role similarities and differences. Eleven ...

In five pages detecting and preventing elderly abuse in nursing homes are considered in a top down healthcare model examination. ...

surgery. Preventing such intense pain often requires less drug use than does alleviating the pain once it has begun (Siwek, 2001)...

That freedom and responsibility can improve the nursing home experience for all involved. Definition and Clarification...

blatant display of irreverence, with some of the worst infractions found within the health care industry. The cramped, dark and u...

nursing home chains. As a result, there have been a number of highly publicized defaults such as that of Integrated Health Service...

In eight pages this research paper discusses the serious problem of controlling senior citizen infection in a nursing home setting...

In five pages this paper examines the benefits of pet therapy in a nursing home setting in terms of memory stimulation and positiv...

In ten pages this paper discusses the growing nursing home industry and the need for planning change. Eleven sources are cited in...

44% involved strains and sprains, with most involving the back (Fragala 22). Of that number 10.5% of back injuries experienced in...