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regards to lung function. If patients cannot breath on their own, RTs are trained on how to intubate patients and connect them to ...
runs $127 on average (Cummings, 2002). The goal of the ALF is to help senior citizens maintain as much independence as possible wi...
rely on "surrogate" decision-makers, family members capable of making treatment decisions on their behalf. As a result, this stud...
or state agencies may seek and implement studies. II. Nursing Home Care for the Elderly Whenever nursing home care is an...
as business practices, documentation systems, process flows and lines of communication can differ (Blevins, 2001) Home health nur...
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...
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...
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...
the nursing homes as well as greater accountability. Accountability is achieved through the requirement for the nursing home to su...
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 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...
dependency upon others for assisted daily living skills, and institutional care. Rockwood (1997) defined frail elderly people as t...
In eight pages this research paper discusses the serious problem of controlling senior citizen infection in a nursing home setting...
the women who have traditionally filled nursing positions will undoubtedly continue to pursue other professional opportunities tha...
either ill or injured, and therefore requires the aid of health care professionals. One might also feel that "person" underscores ...
management, in recent years, has been quite extensive. This body of empirical evidence and commentary largely supports the concept...
This essay includes three sections. The fist section reflects on tempered change strategies as described in a journal article. The...
to individuals connected by a blood tie. However, to be a "family," members must "live in close contact, care for one another, an...
paternalistic approach that has been favored by physicians. Watsons theory stresses nurses should "honor anothers becoming, autono...
for my patients. Personal philosophy of nursing: Tourville and Ingalls (2003) offer a fascinating and very apt analogy to descri...
practitioner surgeries are run by practice nurses, only making referrals to other members of the healthcare team when required, Th...
reality of the profession. It needs a makeover much as it had in the 19th century in Brittan when nursing reformers struggled to h...
have otherwise been a lingering existence in private homes or disreputable hospitals. Inasmuch as the nurse is "temporarily the c...
implementing the treatment regimen. 5. collaborating with other health care providers in determining the appropriate health care f...