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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"Long-Term Care Facility"”.
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A Clinical Nurse Leader Initiative: Promoting Mobility Among Long-Term Care Facility Residents
… of mobility during hospitalization or stay in long-term care facility result in improved patient outcomes including but not limited to decreased incidence of falls, non-pharmacological pain intervention, and prevention of further functional decline. In a 45-bed rehabilitation unit of a Veterans …
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Exploring the Homeless Persons Perception of Living in a Long-Term Care Facility
… of homeless persons admitted to a nursing home facility. Originally, the study was to explore their understanding of and their experience with advance health care planning; coincidently, the participants were more open to their experience of living in a long-term care facility.</p> …
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Emotional Geographies of Home: Place Identities Among Senior Women Residing in a Long-Term Care Facility
… concept of ‘home’ among older women residing in long-term care. The study is based upon semi-structured, open-ended interviews with eleven senior women who reside in a long-term care home in The City of London, Ontario. This study contributes towards theoretical and methodological debates by …
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Effects of an Exercise Program on Mentally Impaired Older Adults in a Long-Term Care Facility
… Subjects were volunteers who resided in a long-term care skilled nursing facility (SNF). Group composition was 7 males, mean age 83.29 and 17 females, mean age 88.71; mental and physical function levels varied from supervised to total dependence of care. Six variables were tested: right and …
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Exploring the Lived Experiences of the Administrative Staff of a Long-Term Care Facility: A Phenomenological Approach
… of the residents and their family members/caregivers. However, the viewpoint of the administrative staff directly involved in this process has been left relatively unexamined. The central focus of this study was to answer the question of: What are the lived experiences of Long-Term Care …
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The Effect of Back Massage on Anxiety Level Among Elderly Residents in a Long-term Care Facility
<p>The study was done to determine if back massage was related to the level of anxiety among residents in a long-term care facility. It attempted to determine if differences in selected demographic characteristics were related to level of anxiety after back massage and attempted to determine if …
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Relationship of exercise tolerance, exercise intensity, and physical performance in frail elderly individuals residing in a long-term care facility
… in a sample of 78 frail older adults residing in long-term care facilities. Physiologic performance was evaluated using measures of heart rate during five minutes of walking and during a low level seated exercise test. Ratings of perceived exertion were determined following the exercise test. …
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BETTER HEALTH THROUGH HORTICULTURE: USING HORTICULTURE TO INFLUENCE BEHAVIOR AND REDUCE STRESS
… collected from older adult residents of a long-term care facility. The biological effects of engaging in horticulture activities were evaluated using physiological data collected from student participants on a college campus. As a result of the horticultural intervention, greenhouse …
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Job Satisfaction of Directors of Nurses Working in Long-term Care
The Problem. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a significant relationship existed between job satisfaction of long-term care facilities' Directors of Nurses and the leadership style practiced by their administrators. In addition, the relationship between the length of time they had …
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Comparison of long-term care residents' food intake, body weight, and food costs between two meal service styles
<p>The purpose of this study was to determine if residents (n = 26) living in an Iowa long-term care facility had differences in food intake at their noon meal and body weight when served traditional tray meal service for 10 weeks compared to being served restaurant-style meal service for 10 weeks. …
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Knowledge and Attitudes of Nursing Home LVNs and RNs Regarding Administering Pain Medictions to Dying Patients at End of Life
<p>Multiple studies suggest that long term care facility (LTC) residents live with substantial pain that goes untreated, particularly at end of life. Few studies have been done that specifically focus on the knowledge base and attitudes regarding pain and its management with nurses in these …
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Caregivers' preferences for institutional information and support during the geriatric long-term admission process
The focus of this study was to determine what types of information and support families wanted at the time they admitted a relative to a long-term care facility. Twenty families were interviewed by telephone, including both the primary caregiver and, where appropriate caregiving family members. It …
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Serial Orthostatic Parameter Measurements in the Elderly
… was composed of 5 men and 5 women residents in a long term care facility located in a mid-central region city. Orthostatic parameters were measured over a 3 day timeframe. Measurements were obtained in the early morning after rising from recumbency during the night; after breakfast (postprandial); …
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Relationship of Water Intake and Cognitive Function, Communication/Hearing, and Vision Pattern Among Nursing Home Residents
… home residents is an area of concern for health care providers. Studies have indicated that water intake is inadequate in this population, however few studies have examined the association of cognitive function, communication/hearing, and vision pattern with water intake adequacy. The purpose of …
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Accessing Intimacy: The Experience of Younger Long-Term Care Residents
… to examine the experience of staff within long term care related to the sex and intimacy needs or behaviours of long-term care residents. However, there is limited research examining the experience of sex and intimacy from the viewpoint of residents, particularly younger residents of …
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Return to Self: Impact of Long Term Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation on Community Reintegration
… of this study is to examine the outcomes of a long term brain injury rehabilitation program and its impact on community re-integration. This unique facility is licensed as a Long-Term Care Facility, able to provide longer lengths of stay to treat medical and psychological needs. All residents …
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A Study of the Effectiveness of A Management Consulting System for Long Term Residential Health Care Food Service Systems (Illinois)
… the impact of a specified management system for long term care food services systems in the State of Illinois. Specifically, the CNCI Management System was developed as a food service management system within an open systems conceptual framework. The input variables included three sets of …
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Acute Care Nurses' Perceptions of Barrier to End of Life Care in Geriatrics
… elderly population is dying in a hospital or a long-term care facility. Many patients who are dying in the hospital setting have unmet needs. Nursing perception of the quality of end of life care was studied and revealed a basic social problem; while nurses strive to provide high-quality end of …
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