Download or read book Fast Facts for the Long Term Care Nurse written by Charlotte Eliopoulos and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2015-04 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Print+CourseSmart
Download or read book Improving the Quality of Long Term Care written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-02-27 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the issues confronting America is long-term care for frail, older persons and others with chronic conditions and functional limitations that limit their ability to care for themselves. Improving the Quality of Long-Term Care takes a comprehensive look at the quality of care and quality of life in long-term care, including nursing homes, home health agencies, residential care facilities, family members and a variety of others. This book describes the current state of long-term care, identifying problem areas and offering recommendations for federal and state policymakers. Who uses long-term care? How have the characteristics of this population changed over time? What paths do people follow in long term care? The committee provides the latest information on these and other key questions. This book explores strengths and limitations of available data and research literature especially for settings other than nursing homes, on methods to measure, oversee, and improve the quality of long-term care. The committee makes recommendations on setting and enforcing standards of care, strengthening the caregiving workforce, reimbursement issues, and expanding the knowledge base to guide organizational and individual caregivers in improving the quality of care.
Download or read book Critical Thinking in Long term Care Nursing written by Shelley Cohen and published by HC Pro, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critical Thinking in Long-Term Care Nursing: Skills to Assess, Analyze and Act, is an easy-to-read resource that explains the principles of critical thinking and how to encourage nurses to use critical thinking methods. This essential book covers how to lead classroom sessions for new graduate nurses and experienced nurses to develop critical thinking skills, including successful classroom processes and learning strategies.
Download or read book Director of Nursing Long Term Care written by Debra Collins and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 194 pages and CD. Includes FREE 2019 MDS Assessment Scheduling Calendar. Current with all RAI Manual Updates, PDPM updates, Surveyor Guidelines and Federal Regulatory Changes. Comprehensive manual for the new or experienced Director of NursingAll the essential information on Staffing, Resident Care, Quality Assurance, MDS Essentials, Nursing Policy and Procedure, Long Term Care Regulations, Survey Protocols. Forms in the Director of Nursing book and on the CD for Nursing budget, Staffing, Scheduling, Employee records, Staff education, Quality assurance audits, Infection control. Includes 23 Skilled Charting Guidelines. This Director of Nursing book aims to give all of the basic information a long term care Director of Nursing needs today. For the experienced Director of Nursing it provides a good reference for long term care regulations, standards, and laws. The forms included in the Director of Nursing book can greatly expedite job performance. Information is given on organizing the job, managing resident care, staffing, and quality assurance issues.For the new Director of Nursing, or the nurse aspiring to that position, the book outlines all of the major responsibilities of the job. Applicable federal regulations are quoted in each chapter, and forms are throughout the book. Forms and care plans have been updated to ensure compliance with the change to MDS 3.0 and with all of the federal regulations and guidelines updated during the past year.All of the forms and nursing care plans in the Director of Nursing book are included on the CD so they can be saved to a computer whenever needed. By adding or deleting entries, the forms and care plans can be made resident specific.
Download or read book Nursing Assistant Inservices for Long Term Care written by LTCS Books and published by LTCS Books. This book was released on 2022-11-07 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2022 Seventh Edition. 21 Complete Inservices: Abuse, Activities of Daily Living, Catheter Care and UTIs, Cognitive Impairment, Constipation, Falls, Feeding, Infectious Diseases, Nutrition and Hydration, Pain Care, Range of Motion, Resident Rights, Restraints, Sensory and Communication Impairments, Sexual Harassment and Professional Communication, Skin Care, Standard Precautions, Transfers and Lifts, Urinary Incontinence, Wandering, Workplace Violence. For the Nursing Instructor: Objectives and Outline, Lesson Notes and Handouts, Pre-test, Post-test, and Answer Key. Each topic packet includes everything needed to give an entire long term care inservice. Current with all RAI Manual Updates, Surveyor Guidelines and Federal Regulatory Changes. The Long Term Care Inservices book gives all of the basic information needed to fulfill the requirements of the Staff Development position in a long term care facility for nursing assistant training. Long term care inservice forms to facilitate scheduling, planning, assessment, and evaluation of inservices are included. The twenty-one long term care inservice topics include the basic inservices given yearly at most long term care facilities for nursing assistant training. The long term care inservices material is focused on the learning needs of nursing assistants, and uses the language of the Minimum Data Set MDS 3.0 and Nursing Care Plan, encouraging consistency in the long term care health care team approach. Quality Assurance expectations are reflected in the lessons, making quality of care a priority as well as meeting regulatory expectations. Each Long Term Care Inservice topic section contains all of the instructor’s material and all of the handouts, so each inservice could be duplicated or printed from the CD.
Download or read book Nursing Staff in Hospitals and Nursing Homes written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1996-03-27 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hospitals and nursing homes are responding to changes in the health care system by modifying staffing levels and the mix of nursing personnel. But do these changes endanger the quality of patient care? Do nursing staff suffer increased rates of injury, illness, or stress because of changing workplace demands? These questions are addressed in Nursing Staff in Hospitals and Nursing Homes, a thorough and authoritative look at today's health care system that also takes a long-term view of staffing needs for nursing as the nation moves into the next century. The committee draws fundamental conclusions about the evolving role of nurses in hospitals and nursing homes and presents recommendations about staffing decisions, nursing training, measurement of quality, reimbursement, and other areas. The volume also discusses work-related injuries, violence toward and abuse of nursing staffs, and stress among nursing personnelâ€"and examines whether these problems are related to staffing levels. Included is a readable overview of the underlying trends in health care that have given rise to urgent questions about nurse staffing: population changes, budget pressures, and the introduction of new technologies. Nursing Staff in Hospitals and Nursing Homes provides a straightforward examination of complex and sensitive issues surround the role and value of nursing on our health care system.
Download or read book Improving the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1986-02-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As more people live longer, the need for quality long-term care for the elderly will increase dramatically. This volume examines the current system of nursing home regulations, and proposes an overhaul to better provide for those confined to such facilities. It determines the need for regulations, and concludes that the present regulatory system is inadequate, stating that what is needed is not more regulation, but better regulation. This long-anticipated study provides a wealth of useful background information, in-depth study, and discussion for nursing home administrators, students, and teachers in the health care field; professionals involved in caring for the elderly; and geriatric specialists.
Download or read book Assisting in Long Term Care written by Barbara Hegner and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2006-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This workbook to accompany Assisting in Long-Term Care, 5th Edition, helps you reinforce your knowledge of essential concepts. There are numerous exercises and activities to accompany each lesson, presented in a variety of formats. This assortment challenges you to think about what you learn in various ways.
Download or read book Aging Well written by JEAN. HASELTINE GALIANA (WILLIAM.) and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This open access book outlines the challenges of supporting the health and wellbeing of older adults around the world and offers examples of solutions designed by stakeholders, healthcare providers, and public, private and nonprofit organizations in the United States. The solutions presented address challenges including: providing person-centered long-term care, making palliative care accessible in all healthcare settings and the home, enabling aging-in-place, financing long-term care, improving care coordination and access to care, delivering hospital-level and emergency care in the home and retirement community settings, merging health and social care, supporting people living with dementia and their caregivers, creating communities and employment opportunities that are accessible and welcoming to those of all ages and abilities, and combating the stigma of aging. The innovative programs of support and care in Aging Well serve as models of excellence that, when put into action, move health spending toward a sustainable path and greatly contribute to the well-being of older adults."--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book For Profit Enterprise in Health Care written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[This book is] the most authoritative assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of recent trends toward the commercialization of health care," says Robert Pear of The New York Times. This major study by the Institute of Medicine examines virtually all aspects of for-profit health care in the United States, including the quality and availability of health care, the cost of medical care, access to financial capital, implications for education and research, and the fiduciary role of the physician. In addition to the report, the book contains 15 papers by experts in the field of for-profit health care covering a broad range of topicsâ€"from trends in the growth of major investor-owned hospital companies to the ethical issues in for-profit health care. "The report makes a lasting contribution to the health policy literature." â€"Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law.
Download or read book Welcome to Long term Care written by Bilquis Ali and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-19 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE PURPOSE OF THIS Welcome to Long-term Care is a simple short guide that provides information to the nurse in long-term care. It is in laymen terms and is a realistic approach so anyone from a nursing assistant to nurse director can put it into practice. What I've found throughout my career, is the lack of mentorship that companies provide to staff to assist in both personal and professional growth and development. Mentorship is so needed in the healthcare profession. This is such a small portion of what our role consists of as well as the day to day operation. I absolutely love what I do. I now mentor nursing assistants, nursing students, licensed practical nurses, registered nurses as well as nurse managers and nurse directors. You will be amazed how much of an impact you can have on someone. If I had a mentor throughout my career, I may have not made as many mistakes that I have and may have been further in my career as well. Although without mistakes, there is no growth. This was definitely an enjoyable experience for me. I will continue to put out information that is merely from my own experiences. As a nurse director, you must understand that nothing changes overnight, and you cannot do this by yourself. It takes a team approach in order to become successful and have good outcomes for your facility. Remember there is light at the end of the tunnel. Stay focused, hungry and humble and you will get there. Whatever you do, just don't give up...
Download or read book The Long term Care Director of Nursing Field Guide written by Hcpro and published by . This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with essential and easy-to-use materials, this bookcovers issues such as quality assurance, finance and budgeting, reimbursement, and staffing concerns in simple, easy-to understand terms.
Download or read book Long Term Care Director of Nursing Field Guide written by Barbara Acello and published by . This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Long-Term Care Director of Nursing Field Guide, Second Edition" is packed with practical, need-to-know resident care information, essential policies and procedures, and vital regulatory and safety requirements specific to long-term care. This bestseller pays particular attention to hot-button issues such as pain, pressure ulcers, medication administration, infection control, hydration, and nutrition.
Download or read book Essentials for the Long Term Care Nurse written by Charlotte Eliopoulos and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains the fundamental information long-term care nurses need to provide all aspects of safe and effective care to their patients in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Written by a renowned and highly respected nurse leader in long-term care and gerontology, it presents key facts and core competencies related to the clinical and ......
Download or read book The Nursing Assistant written by JoLynn Pulliam and published by . This book was released on 2011-08-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For all shorter nurse assistant courses, especially those covering acute care (hospital) and nursing homes (long term care) environments. The Nursing Assistant, Fifth Edition is a concise, practical, affordable, and up-to-date guide to the skills today's nursing assistants need to master. It is designed both to serve as the basis of any nursing assistant training program, and to prepare students for careers in acute, subacute, or long-term care. It addresses the needs of the whole patient or resident, while promoting independence and self-care. Carefully organized to follow nursing process models, state curricula, and OBRA mandates, it walks through 75 step-by-step procedures reflecting the most common nursing assistant tasks. This edition is fully updated for the newest CDC and OSHA guidance for hand cleaning and infection control, and to reflect other relevant federal laws, including HIPAA.
Download or read book Long Term Care Customer Service Instructor s Guide written by Rob Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2014-03-23 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rob Anderson has taken a fresh new approach to service of the elderly. His concise and clear suggestions and helpful check lists should make every front office, manager and nurse more effective and empathetic.
Download or read book Critical Thinking in Long term Care Nursing written by Shelley Cohen and published by Hcpro, a Division of Simplify Compliance. This book was released on 2017 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Resident outcomes have come under growing scrutiny, both through new quality measures and the overall star rating. Nurses are the frontline staff who engage with residents daily, and it's crucial for them to understand how to apply critical thinking. When caring for residents and creating documentation, critical thinking can improve facility and resident outcomes while reducing medical errors, which will ultimately lead to more accurate reimbursement. Raise the standard of professional nursing practice and teach clinical care providers how to function at a higher level by developing their critical thinking abilities.Critical Thinking in Long-Term Care Nursing, Second Edition, provides nurse managers and educators with accessible ways to teach these valuable skills to their staff. This easy-to-read resource explains the principles of critical thinking and how to encourage nurses to use critical thinking methods. Author Shelley Cohen, RN, BS, CEN, provides guidance on how to lead classroom sessions for new graduates and experienced nurses to develop critical thinking skills, including classroom processes and learning strategies. The book includes handouts to supplement classroom training.
