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In two pages this paper examines the nursing field and the growing complexities involving managed health care. Two sources are ci...

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...

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...

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

the staff endeavors not only to care for our residents physical needs, but also for their psychological, social, and emotional nee...

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...

every 30 minutes for protection, safety and placement. This was a two-part citation in that there is no evidence that staff...

physical restraints. The authors own views combined with the findings of current literature reveal that the use of physical restr...

over the age of 60 years in 1995, and that number will probably increase to about 1.2 billion (2002, p.1094) in 2025. Informatio...

field of nursing and in particular for nursing home facilities. Valid data could put pressure on nursing homes to hire an adequate...

and every individual as the beneficial employee he or she truly is, is the most effective way for a change-agent project to achiev...

report the trouble. Sometimes they have no family or nobody to report the abuse to. Many nursing homes have no background check ...

to a nursing facility, it should also be understood that each situation is unique. When both the family members and the staff of t...

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

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

Medical Center, 2002). It is estimated that 13 to 18 million adults suffer from incontinence at some time or other (Mercy Medical...

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...

the inherent differences between models. Ultimately, an individual chooses a nursing model that is based upon and compatible with...

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

leaders should facilitate their development of trans-cultural nursing skills such as being able to assess patterns that are eviden...

the prevalence of UI was high in this region of the country and particularly high among African Americans in two of the states, wh...