Nurse-Managed Wellness Centers
Nurse-Managed Wellness Centers

Author: Tine Hansen-Turton, MGA, JD, FCPP, FAAN

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Published: 2009-03-16

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 0826121330

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"Ö[M]eaningful, candid, honest, and visionary. This guide will get you started and keep you moving forwardÖ.[A]n excellent tool for any advanced practice nurse, faculty member, or student who wants to practice in the community." --Susan Sherman President, Independence Foundation (From the Foreword) Wellness centers continue to play a key role in enhancing access to health care and providing high-quality care for patients. Nurse-Managed Wellness Centers serves as a step-by-step guide to starting and sustaining an effective wellness center, whether non-profit or academic. Written for nurse and health care leaders, nurse educators, and students, this book demonstrates how to develop centers that provide important health promotion and disease prevention services to all populations. The contributors also share firsthand knowledge on how to address the challenges in developing wellness centers. Get step-by-step guidelines on how to: Begin and maintain a wellness center Assemble an advisory or governing board Write business plans and secure funding in an era of funding challenges Develop and maintain community partnerships Address mental health challenges in wellness centers Document and measure patient outcomes With this book, nurse and health care leaders will obtain the critical tools necessary to successfully develop, manage, and lead their wellness centers.

Nursing Centers
Nursing Centers

Author: Barbara Murphy

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780887376238

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The NLN Council for Nursing Centers Annual Meeting and Seventh Nationa l Conference on Nursing Centers brought together the nation's experts to focus on the present and future role of nursing centers. This compe lling book reports on the current status of nursing centers and explai ns why they thrive or fail. Contributors also discuss nuts and bolts t opics including reimbursement, financing and public policy issues, new funding sources, and how to expand clinical services.

Improving the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes
Improving the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes

Author: Institute of Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1986-02-01

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 0309036461

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As more people live longer, the need for quality long-term care for the elderly will increase dramatically. This volume examines the current system of nursing home regulations, and proposes an overhaul to better provide for those confined to such facilities. It determines the need for regulations, and concludes that the present regulatory system is inadequate, stating that what is needed is not more regulation, but better regulation. This long-anticipated study provides a wealth of useful background information, in-depth study, and discussion for nursing home administrators, students, and teachers in the health care field; professionals involved in caring for the elderly; and geriatric specialists.

Nursing Staff in Hospitals and Nursing Homes
Nursing Staff in Hospitals and Nursing Homes

Author: Institute of Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1996-03-27

Total Pages: 558

ISBN-13: 0309175704

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Hospitals and nursing homes are responding to changes in the health care system by modifying staffing levels and the mix of nursing personnel. But do these changes endanger the quality of patient care? Do nursing staff suffer increased rates of injury, illness, or stress because of changing workplace demands? These questions are addressed in Nursing Staff in Hospitals and Nursing Homes, a thorough and authoritative look at today's health care system that also takes a long-term view of staffing needs for nursing as the nation moves into the next century. The committee draws fundamental conclusions about the evolving role of nurses in hospitals and nursing homes and presents recommendations about staffing decisions, nursing training, measurement of quality, reimbursement, and other areas. The volume also discusses work-related injuries, violence toward and abuse of nursing staffs, and stress among nursing personnelâ€"and examines whether these problems are related to staffing levels. Included is a readable overview of the underlying trends in health care that have given rise to urgent questions about nurse staffing: population changes, budget pressures, and the introduction of new technologies. Nursing Staff in Hospitals and Nursing Homes provides a straightforward examination of complex and sensitive issues surround the role and value of nursing on our health care system.

The Privatization of Care
The Privatization of Care

Author: Pat Armstrong

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-09-25

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 100065060X

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Nursing homes are where some of the most vulnerable live and work. In too many homes, the conditions of work make it difficult to make care as good as it can be. For the last eight years an international team from Germany, Sweden, Norway, the UK, the US and Canada have been searching for promising practices that treat residents, families and staff with dignity and respect in ways that can also bring joy. While we did find ideas worth sharing, we also saw a disturbing trend toward privatization. Privatization is the process of moving away not only from public delivery and public payment for health services but also from a commitment to shared responsibility, democratic decision-making, and the idea that the public sector operates according to a logic of service to all. This book documents moves toward privatization in the six countries and their consequences for families, staff, residents, and, eventually, us all. None of the countries has escaped pressure from powerful forces in and outside government pushing for privatization in all its forms. However, the wide variations in the extent and nature of privatization indicate privatization is not inevitable and our research shows there are alternatives.

Nobody's Home
Nobody's Home

Author: Thomas Edward Gass

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780801472619

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After caring for his mother at the end of her life, Thomas Gass took a job as a nursing home aide in a for-profit long term care home. This graphic, poignant & chilling book details his experiences in this 'warehouse' for the elderly & asks fundamental questions about care in American nursing homes.

Nursing2022 Drug Handbook
Nursing2022 Drug Handbook

Author: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published: 2021-03-04

Total Pages: 2933

ISBN-13: 1975160150

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THE #1 Drug Guide for nurses & other clinicians...always dependable, always up to date! Look for these outstanding features: Completely updated nursing-focused drug monographs featuring 3,500 generic, brand-name, and combination drugs in an easy A-to-Z format NEW 32 brand-new FDA-approved drugs in this edition, including the COVID-19 drug remdesivir—tabbed and conveniently grouped in a handy “NEW DRUGS” section for easy retrieval NEW Thousands of clinical updates—new dosages and indications, Black Box warnings, genetic-related information, adverse reactions, nursing considerations, clinical alerts, and patient teaching information Special focus on U.S. and Canadian drug safety issues and concerns Photoguide insert with images of 439 commonly prescribed tablets and capsules

Medical Care of the Nursing Home Resident
Medical Care of the Nursing Home Resident

Author: Richard W. Besdine

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13:

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This book provides a knowledge base in nursing home practice that includes incontinence, pain evaluation and management, dementia and delirium, falls, drug use, nutrition, ethical and legal issues, and more.