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Do Minimum Quality Standards Improve Quality? A Case Study of the Nursing Home Industry [PDF]

open access: yes
This article estimates the impact of minimum staffing requirements on the nursing home market using a unique national panel over the 1996-2005 period. This study reveals that, given a half-hour increase in the minimum nursing hours per resident day for ...
Haizhen Lin
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Signature on consent form when the patient′s right/left hand is impaired

open access: yesIndian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2009
Ms. L & Ors v/s Dr. B. R. K. Nursing Home & Anr
doaj   +1 more source

An Alternative Explanation for the Equality of Male and Female Unemployment Rates in the U.S. Labor Market in the Late 1980s [PDF]

open access: yes
Given demographic trends, public policies in the future may be aimed at stimulating the availability of nursing home care in the U.S. This paper estimates how certificate of need laws, Medicaid reimbursement rates, and state corporate income tax rates ...
Madhu S. Mohanty
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Project Home Evaluation: Final Report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Evaluates a New York State Department of Health-funded project to help nursing home patients move home or into community-based settings through discharge planning services, training, and education.
Amanda Norton   +5 more
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‘SOMS BrainSpace’: A digital serious game for undergraduate neuroscience

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Neuroanatomy is challenging for many undergraduates, requiring strong visuospatial skills and a deep understanding of complex concepts. This study developed and evaluated SOMS BrainSpace, a digital serious game for neuroanatomy education, using a mixed methods approach.
Anthony Tran   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lack of protections for home care workers: overtime pay and minimum wage [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This brief examines overtime hours and hourly wages among home care workers (home health aides and personal care aides) and compares them with hospital and nursing home aides. These aides engage in similar work for their clients, even though they work in
Smith, Kristin
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Verbatim theater: A transformative approach for bringing research to life

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Traditional methods of research translation within the scientific and health professions community are typically quite narrow, often focusing on written textual outputs and conference presentations. Considering translation approaches for our research findings and ‘who’ and ‘what’ we are trying to influence is worthy of alternative approaches ...
Janeane Dart, Gabrielle Brand
wiley   +1 more source

Preliminary validation of the Suicide Management Competency Scale in a Chinese nurse population: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesBMC Nursing
Background Suicide represents a significant public health concern at the global level and is a major area of concern for mental health professionals. Nurses are positioned to identify and manage individuals at risk of suicide or suicidal ideation.
Yuxiu Liu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is nursing home demand affected by the decline in age difference between spouses? [PDF]

open access: yes
We investigate whether declines in the age difference between spouses has influenced widowhood and nursing home demand. We first use life-table methods to simulate the impact of the declining age gap on the risk of widowhood.
Darius N. Lakdawalla, Robert Schoeni
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The lack of legal protections in the United States to prevent commercializing the dead for education and research: Consequences and risks to anatomists

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract A lack of minimum legal standards for body donation programs undermines recent strides by anatomy professionals to promote ethical best practices in the United States (US). In particular, the commercialization of the dead by nontransplant tissue banks poses a risk to the public trust in academic body donation programs.
Laura E. Johnson
wiley   +1 more source

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