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Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research, 2021 Background: Simulation and skill development facilities are essential for the training and preparation of nursing students, which aids in their clinical readiness and professional development.
Garima Goswami +3 more
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Compulsory notification at skilled nursing facilities [PDF]
Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira, 2017 Summary Introduction: Notifiable diseases (NDs) encompass conditions of high clinical severity and/or contagious. Being closed communities, long-term care facilities (LTCF) are places that deserve attention on their own, but one might be left wondering: what is the reality of NDs at Brazilian LTCFs?
Gorzoni, Milton Luiz +3 more
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Libraries of life: Using life history books with depressed care home residents [PDF]
, 2006 Depression is a common, and often undetected, psychiatric disorder in geriatric care home residents 1,2. Reminiscence, an independent nursing therapy used by a variety of health and social care professionals, can prevent or reduce depression 14.
Plastow, N A
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Translation, 2014 The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility and outcomes of the implementation of an evidence based protocol, Foley Insertion Removal and Maintenance (FIRM) for the use and care management of indwelling urinary catheters (IUC) for skilled ...
Murthy Gokula, Phyllis M Gaspar
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Introducing an Evidence-Based Protocol to Reduce and Prevent Fall Events among Elderly Hospice Patients [PDF]
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Journal, 2021 Introduction: To examine the effectiveness of a multifactorial intervention to reduce falls for elderly hospice patients who live at home and in skilled nursing facilities. Materials and Methods: This pre--post intervention study was conducted in a local
Lydia Chowa
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Nurse Practitioner COVID-19 Experience in Skilled Nursing Facilities [PDF]
The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 2021 Health care providers have faced unprecedented changes in practice since the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020. Advanced practice nurses in skilled nursing are no exception. This article reflects on the experience of Nurse Practitioners (NP) caring for older adults with COVID-19 in skilled nursing facilities in Northern California.
Spear, Rebecca A. +2 more
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Is There Extra Cost of Institutional Care for MS Patients? [PDF]
, 2013 Throughout life, patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) require increasing levels of support, rehabilitative services, and eventual skilled nursing facility (SNF) care.
Bajorska, Alina +3 more
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Journal of Long-Term Care, 2021 Context: Sepsis hospitalisations with subsequent skilled nursing facility (SNF) admissions have had an annual cost of $41 billion in the United States.
Mary Han +4 more
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The Need for Higher Minimum Staffing Standards in U.S. Nursing Homes. [PDF]
, 2016 Many U.S. nursing homes have serious quality problems, in part, because of inadequate levels of nurse staffing. This commentary focuses on two issues. First, there is a need for higher minimum nurse staffing standards for U.S.
Harrington, Charlene +3 more
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Outcomes in heart failure patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities with delirium
ESC Heart Failure, 2022 Aim Heart failure (HF) outcomes are disproportionately worse in patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNF) as opposed to home. We hypothesized that dementia and delirium were key factors influencing these differences.
Jacob Lafo +8 more
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