SEARCH RESULTS

reporting and administrative reporting so that the owner can have confidence that HHH is providing superlative patient care and me...

In 2001, health care spending as a percentage of GDP was 14.1 percent, or $5,035 per capita (Levit, Smith, Cowan, Lazenby, Senseni...

the women who have traditionally filled nursing positions will undoubtedly continue to pursue other professional opportunities tha...

have "little or no training in fundamental management skills" (Baer, 2006, p. 60). As well as absenteeism, problems with managemen...

?19a-490, Connecticut Department of Public Health Code ?19-13-D105 and Residential care homes ?19-13-D-6 (National Academy for Sta...

of falls in nursing homes, it was essential to collect information from as wide a variety of credible sources as possible. Title s...

-3.14 2.83 6.05 As the numbers indicate, in all but Q3 2009, the number of falls experienced exceeded the target. This suggests t...

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...

in the home and individuals suffering from dementia. The background literature review sites a wide range of sources, including res...

The writer looks at a research article by Lach and Chang (2007) entitled Caregiver Perspectives on Safety in Home Dementia Care" p...

for competency, the use do surveys to assess standards and the evaluation of clients as well as the provision of a complaints hotl...

legislation an the economic feasibility of the plan. A major role of the board will be to make the decision, to ensure that there ...

the age 65 have hypertension (Sirkin and Rosner 2009, p. 402). Hypertension leads to a lesser quality of life for the patient and ...

being examined from the physical perspective it was also necessary to look at the falls from a practical, social and a psychologic...

falls. Of course, performance measures must utilize meaningful metrics if the performance they measure is to be of any use to the ...

provided in their own home. Services offered include, but are not limited to, general nursing services, physical and occupational ...

number of patients, in other words) and the incidence of injury at nursing homes, making this correlation a worthwhile problem to ...

and how this equipment should differ for this population: Bariatric patients are typically defined as those who are extremely obe...

The writer provides some feedback that may have been provided by a mentor, looking at a presentation given by the student. The pr...

The paper is a presentation designed to introduce and explain a new fall prevention policy for a home care nursing agency. The pr...

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

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

dependency upon others for assisted daily living skills, and institutional care. Rockwood (1997) defined frail elderly people as t...

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 ten pages a tutorial review on the article 'Discharge Teaching Work Strategies for Patients and Families for Care in the Home'...