University NRS433V 5/30/10 Qualitative Research Study Introduction The qualitative research study that I chose to critique is on infections related to Nursing home-acquired pneumonia. Pneumonia care and the nursing home: a qualitative descriptive study of resident and family member perspectives. Soo Chan Carusone,1 Mark Loeb,1,2 and Lynne Lohfeld1,3 1Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton
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Nursing Home Crisis Many may not understand what goes on at a nursing home. They think that it is easy work just taking care of the basic needs of a resident. As for the time that I have been a nurse aide I have found how hard of work being a nurse aide is and how much many nursing home forget the importance of meeting the basic needs of their residents. You would think that this would be the most important aspect that all nursing homes must meet, but just like every other business a nursing
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The Dentist Office, Hospital and Nursing Home HCS/235 Jim Hueber Sydney Albin CST Amy Stepp works at John McQuillen a dentist office in Wamego KS and has been working there for the last two years before that she worked in a hospital and a nursing home. She has been working in the health care system for the last 20 years. I asked her several questions on how she got to where she is within the health care system and what it takes to stay there. Education is the most important thing in any
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Nursing Home Administrator Candace Bowen HCS 320 June 16, 2014 Michele E. Lardieri Nursing Home Administrator Nursing home administration is a specialized area of medical and health services management. Nursing home administrators work to supervise clinical and administrative affairs of nursing homes and related facilities. Typical duties of nursing home administrators include overseeing staff and personnel, financial matters, medical care, medical supplies, facilities, and other duties
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need care in a nursing home. As an Administrator of a Nursing Home you could be confronted with many diverse situations and because patients in a nursing home are occasionally incapable of understanding or communicating on their own, it is vital to have interaction with quite a few family members in case of an emergency. Relatives of these elderly patients still have lives of their own and may live in different states or countries and in some cases,you have some patients in Nursing Homes who do not
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February 20th 2015, Newfoundland assistance Living Center will become the new owners of KinderCare Nursing Home, in their efforts to accommodate and afford the baby boomer generation, a more productive and healthier way of life, Newfoundland Assistance Living Center is creating a self-sustained facility for the 55 year old and older crowd, who only need a minimal amount of care and assistance. As Administrator, it is the sole responsibility of this facility and all its medical affiliates to ensure that
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Introduction: Assured & Associates offers a unique combination of premier home health care and community-based social services to the Atlanta, GA metro area. Market research indicates that there is a significant need for quality home health care and social services within this region and we believe that by employing competent and well-educated staff and providing them with organized and responsive management, we can become the home health care/social service agency of choice in Orlando, FL. Assured
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dependent on other people to function in everyday life. Resident abuse in nursing homes facility or home care facility is a problem all over the world, but has become less of a concern in America, because the Department of Health Services become very strict on rules and regulation for nursing home and home care. This is for the protection of elderly and to provide the best care for them and have a quality of living. Nursing homes provide best patient care and services for elder patients and
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there are currently 16,000 certified nursing homes caring for 1.4 million residents (Zhao & Haley, 2011). Due to high nurse turnover rates and persistent staffing shortages, many nursing homes utilize nurse staffing agencies to meet staffing needs. Holliswood Care Center (HCC), a 300 bed nursing home, with five residential floors, located in Hollis, New York is not exempt from such staffing challenges. In fact, according to Yves Pascal, Director of Nursing (DNS) at HCC, “Usually, 2-3 LPN’s per
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MICROECONOMICS APPLIED RESEARCH MICROECONOMICS AND LONG-TERM HEALTHCARE Cochise Community College Campus Microeconomics Cochise Community College Microeconomics and Long-term Healthcare It was not long ago that our country was going through some very difficult economic times. Job losses were on the rise, there were many issues leading to an increase in foreclosures, and many financial institutions needed to be bailed out. Many people
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