Nursing Home Care category: 238 books
by Jennifer J. Taylor MD
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2018
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Parish Nurses, Health Care Chaplains, and Community Clergy
Navigating the Maze of Professional Relationships
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Understand the roles of these three unique professions and how collaboration can make each more effective!
This is the first book to clarify the roles and interprofessional dynamics of these three professions and describe how they can best work together. Here you’ll find theological perspectives...
by Audrey S. Weiner
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2014
“This book should be read by anyone who cares about the quality of life for people who are older or disabled and need assistance from others, no matter what the setting. The authors handle a wide breadth of topics with voices of authority, experience and passion. They offer inspiring real-world...
by Lazelle E. Benefield
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2014
The articles appearing in this geriatrics-focused issue are consistent with the collaborative and translational concepts held by a life course perspective. Each supports interprofessional collaboration and some are either authored or coauthored by interdisciplinary colleagues. Three goals are reflected...
Bathing Without a Battle
Person-Directed Care of Individuals with Dementia, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2008
2008 AJN Book of the Year Winner!
Like its popular predecessor, the new edition of Bathing Without a Battle presents an individualized, problem-solving approach to bathing and personal care of individuals with dementia. On the basis of extensive original research and clinical experience, the...
Dementia Beyond Drugs, Second Edition
Changing the Culture of Care
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2016
Reducing the use of psychotropic drugs in the symptomatic treatment of dementia is key to successfully implementing compassionate, person-centered practices in your organization—and this book shows clearly why and how it can be done. The revised second edition of this award-winning resource introduces...
by Sheila A. Sorrentino, PhD, RN
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2014
Ideal for shorter, more focused courses, this concise text provides coverage of the concepts and skills that are essential for becoming a nursing assistant. It clearly and logically presents the responsibilities of the nursing assistant in a readable, highly visual format that appeals to learners...
Abuses and Excuses
How To Hold Bad Nursing Homes Accountable
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Abuses and Excuses breaks new ground in helping patients and families hold bad nursing homes accountable, sharing a wealth of insider strategies and insights that show, step-by-step, how tho hold the nursing home industry accountable for abuse and neglect. It's an eye opening account of corporate...
Assisted Living Administration and Management
Effective Practices and Model Programs in Elder Care
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2010
Named a 2013 Doody's Essential Purchase!
"Since there are few books available on this topic that are this comprehensive and well-organized, this book should be of value to anyone interested in the topic of assisted living facilities in the U.S." Score: 98, 5 stars.óDoodyís Medical...
If Only But For One More Moment...
In-home Pallitive Care - The Ultimate Gift of Love for a Terminally Ill Loved One
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2011
My story encapsulates my personal journey with my parents, both the uplifting and the heartbreaking, following their respective latter stage terminal cancer diagnosis. “I was standing beside my mother when her doctor spoke the words.” “In the car while driving back, I reached out...
by Ellen Rand
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2018
Too often, end-of-life care in the U.S. is fragmented, uncoordinated, costly, and unsustainable. But it doesn't have to be that way.*Last Comforts: Notes from the Forefront of Late-Life Care *spotlights many innovations that can make a significant difference as we approach the last chapters of our...
by Joyce Simard
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2014
"The Namaste Care program revolutionizes how to lovingly provide care for those facing advanced dementia and empowers healthcare providers to find the person within using creative, multi-model interventions. In her book, Joyce Simard leads you to the very heart of this approach to dementia care."...
Enhancing Staff Retention in Person-Centered Care Environments for Older Adults
How to Create and Implement a Comprehensive Orientation Program
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2015
“Janine Lange deftly describes an invaluable process that can contribute greatly to building and sustaining a culture of care.” —Stephen Long, Ph.D., author of Caring for People with Challenging Behaviors, Second Edition
“This book is greatly needed. Lange provides practical information that...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2013
Well child care is designed to promote optimal health status for children, including school and life success. This preventive care includes anticipatory guidance; continuity of care; assessment of growth and development; screening procedures for vision, hearing, dental, and cognitive development;...