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computerized or electronic patient records. 1c. To discuss these findings with supervisor/mentor to consider how the information...
the staff endeavors not only to care for our residents physical needs, but also for their psychological, social, and emotional nee...
This paper consists of the speaker notes for a PowerPoint presentation that pertains to the a student's volunteer experience. The ...
as business practices, documentation systems, process flows and lines of communication can differ (Blevins, 2001) Home health nur...
runs $127 on average (Cummings, 2002). The goal of the ALF is to help senior citizens maintain as much independence as possible wi...
regards to lung function. If patients cannot breath on their own, RTs are trained on how to intubate patients and connect them to ...
Many of the physicians on staff had graduated from Harvard Medical School and tended to think themselves superior to everyone and ...
against which to compare their progress. Some of the health problems affecting women are acute in nature and others are chr...
significant changes to the existing system but have not yet covered too much ground where modifications are concerned. This is pa...
a "collaborative quality improvement project" that focuses on PUs in nursing homes as its primary focus (Lynn, et al, 2007). QIOs,...
p. 29), as stated in its title. Mean age was 81; 218 participants completed the study. The researchers evaluated the differences...
carry out specific behaviors influences the behaviors in which they engage, their persistence in the face of obstacles, and the ef...
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...
nursing home chains. As a result, there have been a number of highly publicized defaults such as that of Integrated Health Service...
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...
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...
In ten pages this paper discusses the growing nursing home industry and the need for planning change. Eleven sources are cited in...
In seven pages this paper discusses the importance of nursing research for a clear understanding of methodology and ever changing ...
dependency upon others for assisted daily living skills, and institutional care. Rockwood (1997) defined frail elderly people as t...
In five pages this paper examines the benefits of pet therapy in a nursing home setting in terms of memory stimulation and positiv...
In eight pages this research paper discusses the serious problem of controlling senior citizen infection in a nursing home setting...
In five pages detecting and preventing elderly abuse in nursing homes are considered in a top down healthcare model examination. ...
In eight pages this paper contrasts and compares hospital and home nursing in terms of role similarities and differences. Eleven ...
Medical Center, 2002). It is estimated that 13 to 18 million adults suffer from incontinence at some time or other (Mercy Medical...
Acquiescing to the constraints imposed by organizational and professional structure does not mean that the nurse has no alternativ...