return back home. They decided that they would like to have a skilled nursing home placement near the Kinston area. We were able to have her placed at Signature Healthcare in the heart of Kinston by the hospital. She and her husband were very pleased that she was able to stay nearby. The discharge process begins after the care plan meetings on Wednesday when we find out
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Nursing Home Administrator Kandra Shearer HCS/320 - HEALTH CARE COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES University of Phoenix April 14‚ 2014 As an Administrator of our local nursing home it has come to my attention that we have been bought out by a national group. With this change being made there will unfortunately be displacement of some of our residents. This paper will describe both the advantages and disadvantages of using different types of media for communication. It will also
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psychological measure 3 2.1 Planning phase 3 2.2 Item writing 4 2.3 Assembling and pretesting the experimental version of the measure 4 2.4 Item analysis 5 2.5 Revising and standardizing the final version of the measure
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Emotional abuse is reportedly the top form of abuse documented by the residents in nursing homes according to study done by the Journal of Adult Protection. In their study‚ there were more than five patients that had reported being emotionally abused by their caregivers (Goergen 131). Keep in mind that this number may seem small but this is one nursing home we are talking about. If every nursing home did this study‚ thousands of residents could be affected getting the same treatment every day. Surveillance
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How might prejudice develop and how might it be reduced? • Prejudice: A judgment or opinion made without adequate knowledge; to Prejudge‚ to pass judgement or form premature opinion. We can break the word prejudice down into two parts to give clearer understanding of its meaning‚ Pre is before and judice is to make judgement‚ so it is a negative preconceived judgement on an individual or group prior to seeking full knowledge or understanding about them. Prejudice effects many aspects of today’s
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of Nursing Home Introduction Cost accounting is traditionally viewed as manufacturing support system so it is usually used for product related systems. Nursing homes are the entities that provide healthcare services to patients seeking special treatments. The cost accounting for nursing homes will revolve around the services provided by them and we considered them as our major ‘cost objects’. It offers the most extensive care a person can get outside a hospital. Nursing homes offer
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stated that the amount of abuse occurring in nursing homes in our nation is increasing dramatically. Physical‚ Sexual and verbal abuse is occurring and something needs to be done to stop it. "Thirty percent of nursing homes in the United States---5‚283 facilities---were cited for almost 9‚000 instances of abuse over a recent two-year period (Special Investigations Division of the House Government Reform Committee). Reading this article on nursing home abuse really opened my eyes up to a whole
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location to another Transport modes are the means by which people and freight achieve mobility‚ that is moving from one point to another for various reasons. Transport is important since it enables trade between peoples‚ which in turn establishes civilizations. Mode of transport (or means of transport or transport mode or transport modality or form of transport) is a term used to distinguish substantially different ways to perform transport. Transport using more than one mode is described as intermodal
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Craig was hired to perform a safety consultation for Countryside Care Nursing Home. Countryside nursing home has experienced a rising number in accidents due to resident transfer. Craig was tasked with finding a cost justified way to reduce injuries in the facility. During resident transfer the nursing home requires that patients be lifted by two nurse’s aides at a time. Although the nurses were trained to follow all the best practices to prevent injury to both themselves and the patients‚ accidents
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The Challenges of a Nursing Home Administrator During an Acquisition Judith Young-Bird HCS/320 – Health Care Communication Strategies July 21‚ 2014 Kelly Hernandez The Challenges of a Nursing Home Administrator During an Acquisition With the downturn of the economy‚ in recent years‚ it is an opportune time for companies to acquire businesses that are suffering. Unfortunately‚ healthcare facilities that assist long-term care patients fall victim to this misfortune in time. According to "Longtermcare
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