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Use of Patient Care Extenders in Critical Care Nursing

AACN Advanced Critical Care, 1992
This article explores the implementation and use of patient care extenders in two critical care units. Experimentation and diversity in changing the care-delivery system were the forces motivating the management team to redesign the existing nursing care-delivery system.
Sandra Kane, Kathleen Koch, Suzette Cardin   +2 more
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Extending Care: Voice Technology

2010
Since the beginning of time, communication has revolutionized our lives and molded our future. Individuals have always possessed a natural desire to bridge the gaps between each other to communicate more efficiently and effectively than ever before. From prehistory to the twenty-first century, the human race has used its voice to convey thoughts, to ...
Pam Selker Rak, Amar Kapadia, Debra M. Wolf   +2 more
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Dialogues with Excellence EXTENDING THE COMMUNITY OF CARE

AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 1991
ealthy, athletic, 13-year-old Bonnie, with her curly brown hair and freckled nose, walked to the neighborhood pizza parlor one evening with her best friend. Bonnie stepped off the curb to cross the street and was struck by a car whose driver ran the red light. As a result of this impact, Bonnie suffered a massive head injury.
Patricia Benner, Kathryn Ann Pratt
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THE EXTENDED CARE FACILITY—A COMMENTARY ON DEFINITIONS*

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1968
AbstractDiscussions are presented of definitions for custodial care, the nursing home, the extended care facility, the nursing care institution, and personal care and sheltered care institutions.If the hospital is to become the “locus of total health organization” in any community, as recommended by the American Hospital Association, the continued ...
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The Medical Director in an Extended Care Facility

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1976
ABSTRACT: The growth of the aged population has increased the need for Extended Care Facilities. The role of the Medical Director in these institutions is extremely important in developing the needed programs and in formulating policies to insure that medical care is maintained at a high‐quality level.
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The Fitness Facility as a Rehabilitation Care Extender

The Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1985
In brief: Fitness facilities can play an important role in the postacute rehabilitation of injured recreational athletes, especially now that sports medicine practitioners are widely accessible. Such facilities offer special equipment necessary for rehabilitation; their hours suit the recreational athlete's schedule; they can reduce the cost of ...
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EXTENDED NEONATAL CARE

MCN, The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 1981
Myra G. Handfinger, Jamie L. Gooch
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Extended Emergency Care for Painful Conditions

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 2001
Painful conditions are a common cause for visits to emergency departments. Appropriate therapy often consists of sedating medications followed by a period of observation that is beneficial in assessing their effect. The cause of abdominal pain is frequently elusive, requiring prolonged testing and re-examination.
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HOSPITALS AND EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES

Nursing Research, 1974
H. Siegel, B. E. Chadney
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The radiologist as a primary care extender.

Radiology, 1995
L F Rogers, E J Potchen, C D Maynard
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