561 Search Results for Increase Fall in Nursing Home
Theory-Guided Practice
A relationship exists between theories, research, practical application, and education. The latter three, in fact, ought to be directed by the former. Further, research works inform education as well as practical application th Continue Reading...
Health Problem SolutionPart 1To address the challenges faced by individuals with quadriplegia and co-morbidities who are medically fragile, the following intervention can be implemented:Leadership1. Establish a multidisciplinary team of healthcare pr Continue Reading...
Nursing Informatics Project: Telehealth SystemPart 2ImplementationA: The Need for TrackingThis second part largely concerns itself with the tracking of project progress. It is important to note that this is a crucial undertaking in as far as the succ Continue Reading...
Hypertension among African-Americans
Nursing Process and Health Promotion of Groups and Community Theory
Hypertension is very rampant in African-Americans, and health providers link it with three major chronic diseases, which include; stroke, kidne Continue Reading...
HEALTH AND NURSING Health and Nursing: Practicum on Caregiver Role Strain and Nurse BurnoutThe role strain principally refers to the incompatibility of the social role that an individual has to face when expectations and obligations have to be met. A Continue Reading...
This really helped me to remember why it was I became a nurse, and demonstrates the true needs of patients that I was helping to care for and not simply trying to cure. These moments also made the more mundane and laborious elements of the job seem Continue Reading...
Role of Nurses
Roles of the Community Health Nurse
The community health nurse position holds myriad responsibilities, since the nurse is not only a practitioner but also an educator and researcher. Indeed, the community health nurse should not be v Continue Reading...
The human body is capable of developing adaptive responses in order to deal with foreign invaders. The body has the capability of shaping itself in certain ways in order for it to respond to various attacks, body exhaustion, or body injury. This pape Continue Reading...
In this way, any concerns that could come up and be problematic will be avoided and the information contained in the study can be accepted as being reliable, valid, and unique.
As has been mentioned, limitations are too often overlooked in studies, Continue Reading...
patient falls in U.S. healthcare institutions is staggering. They increase insurance costs, staff pressure, and even more accidental injuries other than falls. Research has shown that there are a number of ways patient falls may be mitigated: more n Continue Reading...
Asian Patient Culture
Jong's refusal to wear a CPAP machine is not surprising. They are fairly obstructive and it would take anybody some time to get used to the idea. However, this is tied to other issues as well. In general, Mr. Jong has not been Continue Reading...
Hourly Nurse Rounds, Can They Make a Difference?
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Pressure ulcers or as some refer to as bed/pressure sores or decubitus ulcers are categorized as localized areas of damaged tissue that is cau Continue Reading...
Jasmine University School of Nursing has worked diligently to develop a new curriculum. Even though the faculty examined the advantages of an upper-division nursing program, they decided to continue with their 4-year integrated curriculum. This new c Continue Reading...
nurse working as a psychiatric-Mental health facility and have been asked to complete a suicide assessment on a client.
What are the different areas you would need to assess? List at least two questions you would ask to assess each area.
Suicide a Continue Reading...
Maternity Nursing, Labor & Delivery / Newborn
Labor and Delivery Terms
Para: Para refers to the number of live births a woman has had (it might be a stillbirth, or twins, or even triplets) past the 20-week gestation period (Zimmerman, p. 116).
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Drug Abuse in Nursing
Nurses and other medical professionals are tasked with taking care of their patients, of healing the body and saving lives. It is the job of these healthcare workers to literally stay death and make the individual well again. T Continue Reading...
Health Delivery System Competencies
Program Outcome #4: Evaluate the design, implementation, and outcomes of strategies developed to meet healthcare needs (MSN Essentials).
Nursing leaders are in a good position to facilitate the evaluation and imp Continue Reading...
Organizational Leadership Strategies
Falls in the elderly due to polypharmacy and possible approaches
Polypharmacy refers to the use of multiple medicines by the elderly especially those above sixty years. Most times, it involves the use of more th Continue Reading...
Patient Safety Against Injurious Falls
Description
A White-Paper Testimony on Current Risks
With more than a thousand preventable deaths a day, the need to pay greater attention to improving current patient safety conditions and standards is unque Continue Reading...
Family Assessment
Description of Family / Genogram
Profile of Family
The 'T' family has been chosen for the completion of this assignment. Mr. T is the 95-year-old patriarch. His wife and mother of their two children is Mrs. T, 92 years of age. Th Continue Reading...
A1. Advantages and Disadvantages of a System
All health information systems (HIS) come with great advantages and some disadvantages that must be taken in account to keep patients safe. A HIS is a system that captures, retains information, and helps m Continue Reading...
Environments serving elderly people, such as nursing homes or clubs for the elderly, should also be structured in such a way that the possibility of falling would be prevented. It has been found for instance that the unfamiliar hospital environment Continue Reading...
Inpatient Whiteboards
This study is a theoretical framework exploring whiteboard use preferences and recommendations for patient-centered care and communication through whiteboard use.
This study is a theoretical framework exploring whiteboard use Continue Reading...
The plan must also allow only reasonable time for documentation and updating (Greenwood 1996). The depth and breadth of the initial assessment and care plan, the tool format and the amount of writing required are the other factors. And the written Continue Reading...
nurses play a very important role in the emotional, spiritual, and physical care of the patient with different illness. When it comes to nursing homes, nurses are responsible for the well-being of the individuals there. Even though majority of the p Continue Reading...
For attracting people in the nursing industry, many employers are offering benefits like child care, bonuses, flexible working hours and other incentives. (Research and Education Association, 1997)
With an increase in the aging population, the prac Continue Reading...
The American Nursing Association provides no online policy statement concerning paid sick leave for nurses and it appears that this issue is addressed only collectively through the nurses union with the AFL-CIO.
SUMMARY and CONCLUSION
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Elderly and their Risk of Depression
Until just recently geriatric depression was not regarded as a medical diagnosis, however, with the elderly suicide rate being the highest in the country it has now come to the forefront of medical research. The Continue Reading...
Government
Examine an issue of current relevance to Public Policymaking. As you consider topics, remember that this policy paper should contain a comprehensive assessment of the intended policy and its potential consequences. When you write your pap Continue Reading...
Human Resources Pay Package
Employee Compensation Plan
Target Job: Registered Nurse (RN) in a Hospital
Hillcrest Hospital is a 496 bed hospital located in Mayfield Heights, a Cleveland Ohio Suburb. Hillcrest is ranked in the nation's top 100 in ca Continue Reading...
Assignment 2: Tools for Measuring QualityQuality measurement is important in nursing practice owing to the fact that it helps ensure successful assessment and hence delivery of quality health services. In the absence of quality measurement, there wou Continue Reading...
Patients in hospitals often complain of pain regardless of the diagnosis. Several activities in a patient's life contribute to pain. Some of the activities include amount of sleep, daily chores and quality of life (Alaloul, Williams, Myers, Jones, &a Continue Reading...
Woods up with an exercise group close to her house, or a support group
who could help her with adjusting to her new diagnosis and give her
support. The social worker and the nursing staff would also be able to
educate Mrs. Woods' family on the condi Continue Reading...
Case Study on Mrs. BrownOlder Adult Case ScenarioMrs. Brown is a 75-year-old individual who is came to the health clinic for follow-up after she had a fall in her home and suffered some minor injuries to her wrist and bruising to her hip. Mrs. Brown Continue Reading...
Planning and Implementing Change
Pressure ulcers are one of the most serious concerns facing hospitals and nursing homes today. This is particularly the case with older people and those with serious disabilities that keep them bed-bound for an exten Continue Reading...
cultural diversity issues and its impact on nursing professionals' practice. It assesses a client hailing from a different culture, and employs information derived from the assessment determining and reflecting on health practices and beliefs of the Continue Reading...
Long-Term Care Affordability: A Policy Brief Issue Affecting Canadian Health Care System
The Canadian health care system is changing, characterised by reduced hospital stays, increased outpatient treatment as well as the aging population, because of Continue Reading...
Health Administration
The purpose of this study is to show that there are many reasons why nurses leave their profession, but that financial reasons often rank very high on their list of concerns. Managed care issues and job dissatisfaction also pla Continue Reading...
CERNER software is built to allow for an enterprise-wide view of a patient\'s clinical information in order to coordinate patient care and document at which point care was delivered especially in acute patient settings. Using the software provide Continue Reading...
Healthcare Innovation
Healthcare is one of those industries and fields of work where the promotion of innovation and change management is key. It is also one of those fields where managing that change through tried-and-true practices such as evidenc Continue Reading...