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Fast facts for the long-term care nurse : what nursing home and assisted living nurses need to know in a nutshell /
Today, more than 10 million people in the United States require some form of long-term care, a number that is rapidly increasing and will continue to do so for years to come. This concise and user-friendly resource contains the fundamental information long-term care nurses need to provide all aspect...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Springer Publishing Company,
[2015]
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| Colección: | Fast facts (Springer Publishing Company)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Unique aspects of long-term care
- Settings for long term-care
- Reimbursement for long-term care
- Regulations
- Long-term care nursing responsibilities
- Culture change
- The minimum data set (MDS)
- Assessing needs beyond the minimum data set (MDS)
- Assessment skills
- Identifying changes in status
- Creating care plans
- Ensuring person-centered care
- Caring for families
- Documentation essentials
- Promoting medication safety
- Reducing common risks
- Identifying and managing clinical emergencies
- End-of-life care
- Overview of dementia
- Communication challenges
- Special clinical challenges
- Foundations of leadership and management
- Determining staffing needs
- Surveys
- Legal aspects
- Self-care.