| Description |
xii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Patient Care Management in Long Term Care. Ch. 1. Health Care of the Elderly: An Overview. Ch. 2. Characteristics of Nursing Homes. Ch. 3. Assessment of the Nursing Home Resident. Ch. 4. Common Health Problems of Residents in Nursing Homes. Ch. 5. Medication Use in the Elderly. Ch. 6. Acute Illnesses and Health Emergencies. Ch. 7. Documentation Requirements in the Nursing Home. Ch. 8. Health Protection and Promotion in the Nursing Home. Ch. 9. Subacute Care -- Pt. II. The Nurse's Role as Manager in Long Term Care. Ch. 10. Philosophy and Structure of the Nursing Home. Ch. 11. Organization and Function of the Nursing Department. Ch. 12. Role of the Charge Nurse. Ch. 13. The Survey Process. Ch. 14. The Quality Improvement Process. Ch. 15. Legal and Ethical Issues in the Long Term Care Setting -- App. A. Common Laboratory Tests and Their Clinical Significance -- App. B. Preadmission Screening/Annual Resident Review (PASARR) Form |
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App. C. Minimum Data Set (MDS) and Resident Assessment Protocol (RAP) Summary -- App. D. NANDA-Approved Nursing Diagnoses -- App. E. Use of Complementary Therapies in Long Term Care -- App. F. Operational Standards for Medication Pass |
| Summary |
"At some point in your career, you will find yourself employed in a long term care facility. Here's the text that shows you everything you need to know to survive - and thrive!" "This unique textbook is the only one available that focuses on nursing care of the elderly in long term care facilities." "Defines and explains the roles, responsibilities, regulations, and management of long term care facilities - focusing on the nursing departments within these facilities; covers gerontological issues, demographics of aging, normal physiological and psychosocial aging changes, assessment and common health problems of nursing home residents, acute illnesses and health emergencies, medication use, health promotion; clearly delineates the roles played by RNs and LPNs/LVNs; and devotes full chapters to "must-know" information, documentation required in long term care facilities, with examples in the appendices, subacute, or transitional care, in nursing homes, legal and ethical issues."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Geriatric nursing.
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Long-term care of the sick.
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Geriatric Nursing.
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Long-Term Care.
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Nursing Homes.
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| Genre/Form |
Nurses Instruction.
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| LC no. |
97042724 |
| ISBN |
0803600992 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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