MRSA Prevalence and Risk Factors among Health Personnel and Residents in Nursing Homes in Hamburg, Germany - A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 The increase of multidrug-resistant organisms in hospitals causes problems in nursing homes. Staff in geriatric nursing homes are at greater risk of MRSA colonisation.
Claudia Peters +4 more
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Frailty Screening and Detection of Geriatric Syndromes in Acute Inpatient Care: Impact on Hospital Length of Stay and 30-Day Readmissions [PDF]
Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research, 2023 Background Frailty is prevalent in acute care and is associated with negative outcomes. While a comprehensive geriatric assessment to identify geriatric syndromes is recommended after identifying frailty, more evidence is needed to support this approach ...
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A systematic review of the relationship between behavioral and psychological symptoms (BPSD) and caregiver well-being [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Behavioural and psychological symptoms in dementia (BPSD) are important predictors of institutionalisation as well as caregiver burden and depression. Previous reviews have tended to group BPSD as one category with little focus on the role of
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Geriatric rehabilitation of stroke patients in nursing homes: a study protocol
BMC Geriatrics, 2010 Background Geriatric patients are typically underrepresented in studies on the functional outcome of rehabilitation after stroke. Moreover, most geriatric stroke patients do probably not participate in intensive rehabilitation programs as offered by ...
Geurts Alexander CH +5 more
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Nursing students' willingness to work in geriatric care: An integrative review
Nursing Open, 2021 Aims This integrative review aims to explore the willingness of nursing students to work in geriatric care over the past 10 years and to explore the factors influencing nursing students to work in geriatric care. Design An integrative review.
Fengling Dai +3 more
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Geriatric Nurse Practitioner in Nursing Homes
AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 1976 lack of a thorough examination on admission; a lack of regular physician visits; a lack of skilled continuous observation of patients; a lack of patient, staff, family, and peer education, relative to each patient's health needs and status; and a lack of consistent standards for patient treatment and management procedures(l).
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BMC Nursing, 2023 Background Simulation and role-playing are the most commonly used experiential teaching methods in nursing education. The purpose of the study was to describe the impact of geriatric role-play workshops on the knowledge and skills of nursing students. We
Ester Benko, Melita Peršolja
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Uncovering Methods and Outcomes of Palliative Care for Geriatric Patients: A Scoping Review
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2023 Hartiah Haroen,1 Hasniatisari Harun,2 Citra Windani Mambang Sari,1 Witdiawati Witdiawati1 1Department of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia; 2Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of ...
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Psychiatric illness predicts poor outcome after surgery for hip fracture: a prospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2000 Background. Hip fracture is common in the elderly. Previous studies suggest that psychiatric illness is common and predicts poor outcome, but have methodological weaknesses. Further studies are required to address this important issue. Methods.
Holmes, J., House, A.
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