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Challenges in recognizing and discussing changes in a resident’s condition in the palliative phase: focus group discussions with nursing staff working in nursing homes about their experiences

BMC Palliative Care
Background Most nursing home residents have complex care needs, require palliative care and eventually die in these facilities. Timely recognition of changes in a resident’s condition is crucial for providing appropriate care.
C. Bagchus, M. S. Zee, J. T van der Steen, M. S. Klapwijk, N. Lemos Dekker, B. D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen, H. R. W. Pasman   +6 more
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Confidence in dementia care and care approach toward dementia among the nursing staff in long-term care facilities in China: a cross-sectional survey

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundConfidence and appropriate care approach toward dementia among nursing staff (nurses and care assistants) are crucial manifestations of competency to deal with the complexity of dementia care in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). The purpose of
Haiwen Chen, Jie Song, Nan Zhang, Na Li, Qianqian Jiang, Xiaohan Lu, Lin Liu, Yue Liu   +7 more
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Relationship between nursing home COVID-19 outbreaks and staff neighborhood characteristics.

PLoS ONE, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly deadly for residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. This paper analyzes COVID-19 deaths at nursing homes during the first wave of the pandemic in the United States during the spring and ...
Karen Shen
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Physical restraint use among nursing home residents: A comparison of two data collection methods

BMC Nursing, 2004
Background In view of the issues surrounding physical restraint use, it is important to have a method of measurement as valid and reliable as possible. We determined the sensitivity and specificity of physical restraint use a) reported by nursing staff ...
Voyer Philippe, Laurin Danielle, Verreault René, Durand Pierre J   +3 more
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Unobtrusive Pain Monitoring in Older Adults with Dementia using Pairwise and Contrastive Training [PDF]

arXiv, 2021
Although pain is frequent in old age, older adults are often undertreated for pain. This is especially the case for long-term care residents with moderate to severe dementia who cannot report their pain because of cognitive impairments that accompany dementia. Nursing staff acknowledge the challenges of effectively recognizing and managing pain in long-
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Mental health symptoms and sleep quality of asymptomatic/mild SARS‐CoV‐2 infected individuals during the Omicron wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic in Shanghai China

Brain and Behavior, Volume 12, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Objective To investigate mental health symptoms (anxiety, depression, and sleep status) and their associated factors among people infected with the SARS‐CoV‐2 omicron variant during the quarantine period in Shanghai. Methods To investigate the mental health symptoms among participants with SARS‐CoV‐2 omicron infection, an anonymous online ...
Zhenghua Hou, Yingzi Huang, Shaolei Ma, Hui Feng, Cuiping Fu, Han Li, Yuexing Yuan, Yonggui Yuan   +7 more
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Psychological Problems Among Nursing Staff in a Hospital

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2012
Introduction: A high prevalence of psychological/ mental disorders has frequently been reported among nursing staff. However, there is a scarcity of data about ‘psychological, mental and behavioural problems’ among Nepalese nurses. Current study aimed to
D R Shakya, S Lama, P M Shyangwa
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Legal Awareness and Responsibilities of Nursing Staff in Administration of Patient Care in A Trust Hospital [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013
Introduction: The enactment of various legal provisions like Consumer Protection Act, Right to Information Act and standardization of procedures and practices have brought nursing care under legal ambit.
Hemant Kumar, Gokhale, Kalpana Jain, D.R. Mathur   +3 more
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Optimizing Nurse Scheduling: A Supply Chain Approach for Healthcare Institutions [PDF]

Vol. 20 No. 6s (2024)
When managing an organization, planners often encounter numerous challenging scenarios. In such instances, relying solely on intuition or managerial experience may not suffice, necessitating a quantitative approach. This demand is further accentuated in the era of big data, where the sheer scale and complexity of constraints pose significant challenges.
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Patient Outcome Predictions Improve Operations at a Large Hospital Network [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
Problem definition: Access to accurate predictions of patients' outcomes can enhance medical staff's decision-making, which ultimately benefits all stakeholders in the hospitals. A large hospital network in the US has been collaborating with academics and consultants to predict short-term and long-term outcomes for all inpatients across their seven ...
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