employees of the most common types of infections and illness caused by specific bacteria’s‚ and techniques with thorough instructions on how to prevent the spread of these infectious organisms. The teaching plan developed was developed using the nursing diagnoses of risk for infection related to insufficient knowledge. The target group for the teaching plan were the direct care giving employees of the Good Samaritan Society assisted living facility. Specific outcome goals were created in which
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La Costa Glen is a retirement community that is also a continuing life community. Seniors can join the community as active adults and live independently knowing that if and when the time comes where they may need further assistance of even skilled nursing care they can remain in the same community. It is comforting to know that you can remain with friends close by‚ able to participate with the many activities that are offered. Dine in one of the four restaurants within the community and join in many
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Understanding change in the work place Introduction I work in a residential care home there are 26 bedrooms but 28 beds as two of the rooms are double rooms most of them have en-suite. The home provides care for the elderly of different needs and different levels of care. All members of staff are trained to the highest standards with on-going training throughout the year both in house and from funded outside agencies (i.e. distance learning programmes). This means that each resident gets the
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Demand versus Supply Rodderica Coleman HCS/552 May 04‚ 2015 Amy Shoales Demand versus Supply: Home Health Care Supply and demand play an underlying role in economics. According to Getzen (2013)‚ the choices made by buyers constitute demand‚ whereas the choices made by sellers constitute supply. Most people are active on both sides‚ exchanging money for goods and services as demanders and exchanging labor and other assets for money as suppliers (Chapter 2). In the health care sector
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Nursing homes are where families send their elderly‚ trusting that they will be taken care of. The elderly are not always capable of taking care of themselves. Weather it is remembering to take pills‚ to forgetting how to do basic things. The nurses in the nursing homes are supposed to help them and take very good care of them. In most nursing homes the nurses are mistreating the elderly by not being gentle with them‚ not paying attention to them and giving them what they need‚ and not keeping them
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Table of Contents Page numbers Abstract………………………………………………………………………………………...2 Chapter 1 / Introduction Origin of the Problem……………………………………………………………………….5 Significance or Importance of the Problem for Nursing……………………………………6-8 Problem Statement…………………………………………………………….…………….8 Purpose of the Study……………………………………………………….………….…….9 Hypothesis- Null and Research………………………..…………….…………………..…..9 Definition of Terms..……………………………………………………………………….9-10 Assumptions………………………………………………………………………………
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years eventually suffering a stroke and a broken hip requiring her placement in skilled nursing home. The family found themselves trying to determine what arrangements their mother had made for her care as well as Raymond’s. They found that she neglected to address any of their affairs; no powers of attorney‚ no living wills‚ no wills and very small nest egg. It was not long after Harriet placement in the home that Raymond is placed the dementia ward of the same facility as Harriet. Because of
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The Nursing Home Administrator Leslie K. Wood HCS/531 05/06/2013 Georgetta Baptist The Nursing Home Administrator The Nursing Home Administrator is the head of operations at a nursing home. The position requires licensure to practice in a state. Individual states have different requirements for licensure but generally people have proof of adequate education‚ experience‚ experience of guidance under preceptor. The licensure examination requirements covers basic topics
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intervention strategy used by health care providers and systems to advocate for clients‚ coordinate healthcare delivery‚ and facilitate outcomes of both cost and quality." (Huber‚ 2006). Zander best describes the process of case management as "the nursing process applied at a systems level" (Zander‚ 2002‚ p.58). The CM process‚ which is often referred to as clinical resource management is addressed in the CMSA ’s Standards of Practice for Case Management (2002). This provides a guideline for case
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care for nursing homes. This legislation also changed the expectations and the quality of care that patients should receive in long term care facilities. This Nursing Home Reform Act passed by congress specifically stated “that each residents have the right to be free from any physical or chemical restraints imposed for purposes of discipline or convenience and not required to treat the resident’s medical symptoms”. While there may be some benefits to using restraints in nursing homes‚ however
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