SEARCH RESULTS

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

expectancy is increasing and more people are surviving serious illness and living longer with chronic illness. At the same time, t...

extent to which the managed care approach has created a complicated, ineffective health care system is both grand and far-reaching...

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

that puts the topic of this study, as well as past research, within an appropriate philosophical framework. Tang then cites the ...

(Moore, 2006, p. 10). The result is that this practice is losing so much money on Medicaid patients that they are beginning to res...

and total cost is a primary factor. There is nothing new about this concept: even Jesus said, "who would begin construction of a ...

In five pages this paper examines how the Internet can be used as a tool to teach patients how to manage the disease diabetes....

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 ...

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

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

a few years ago. Managed care was quite effective in cost containment until the mid-1990s, when health care costs began to rise a...

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

and arranging transportation; and ensuring that physician orders for residents are met and followed. Beyond these duties ar...

prior to patient/surgeon consultation (Lee, Walsh, and Ho, 2001). In reality, such approaches are limited given that the most acc...

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)...

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

In seven pages this paper discusses how meeting JCAHO accreditation can be sabotaged by the resistance of staff in a narrative fro...

In five pages this research paper considers comatose or vegetative patients and the financial and emotional costs of sustaining li...

One of the main problems with teenage diabetes patients is getting the patient to comply with the diet and medication regimen. Thi...

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

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

-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...

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

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

Third cause of increasing healthcare costs is attributed to the attitude of the public, with the expectation that will diseases wi...

a change within a health organization to reduce the costs associated with the provision of an essential resource; oxygen, without ...

of sales (Bergen, 2008). Consumers have accepted products from the sector or the entire industry and, in fact, demand more of them...