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Challenges and Strategies for Prevention of Multidrug-Resistant Organism Transmission in Nursing Homes

open access: yesCurrent Infectious Disease Reports, 2017
Purpose of ReviewNursing home residents are at high risk for colonization and infection with bacterial pathogens that are multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs).
G. Dumyati   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Regional Differences in U.S. Consumer Preferences for Native Woody Shrubs With Varying Aesthetic Characteristics

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patient safety measurement tools used in nursing homes: a systematic literature review

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background An increase in the number of older adults has highlighted the important issue of the safety of residents in nursing homes. This review aimed to review previous studies on patient safety of older adults living in nursing homes, analyze the ...
Kyoung-A Kim   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do nursing homes for older people have the support they need to provide end-of-life care? A mixed methods enquiry in England [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Nursing homes are a common site of death, but older residents receive variable quality of end-of-life care. We used a mixed methods design to identify external influences on the quality of end-of-life care in nursing homes.
Froggatt, K., Kumar, A., Seymour, J.E.
core   +3 more sources

Geriatric Nurse Practitioner in Nursing Homes

open access: yesAJN, 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).
G A, Pepper, R, Kane, B, Teteberg
openaire   +4 more sources

Patient safety culture in Norwegian nursing homes

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2017
BackgroundPatient safety culture concerns leader and staff interaction, attitudes, routines, awareness and practices that impinge on the risk of patient-adverse events.
G. T. Bondevik   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery in the Era of Robotics: Evolution, Eclipse, or Equilibrium?

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Minimally invasive colorectal surgery has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past three decades. Laparoscopy, once viewed with skepticism, is now firmly established as a standard approach, supported by robust randomized trials demonstrating oncologic safety and improved recovery compared to open surgery.
Amanjeet Singh   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Priorities for the professional development of registered nurses in nursing homes: a Delphi study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Objective: to establish a consensus on the care and professional development needs of registered nurses (RNs) employed by UK care homes. Design: two-stage, online modified Delphi study.
Butterworth, T   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Attitudes towards deprescribing: The perspectives of geriatric patients and nursing home residents [PDF]

open access: bronze, 2021
Carina Lundby   +6 more
openalex   +1 more source

Sliding Guide System Concept for 3D Motion of the Hip Joint in Walking Assist Robots

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
The human hip joint has three degrees of freedom. However, most current walking assist robots only support flexion–extension. As the human femoral head is almost a perfect sphere, the sliding guide system employs two guide plates that contour spherical surfaces.
Naoto Saito   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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