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Showing 1 to 20 of 65 for “"long-term care facilities"”.
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Interprofessional misperceptions among physicians and nurses in long-term care facilities
Today's comprehensive system of health care delivery requires knowledge and skills of physicians and nurses that neither profession can provide without collaboration from the other. Without this interprofessional collaboration, patient care will suffer from fragmentation, resulting in confusion and …
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Antimicrobial stewardship in Ireland, with a focus on long term care facilities
… concern, and its increasing incidence in the Long Term Care Facility (LTCF) setting warrants attention (1). The prescribing of antimicrobials in this setting is often inappropriate and higher in Ireland than the European average (2). The aim of the study was to generate an evidence base for …
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Descriptive Comparative Study of Nurse Aide Job Satisfaction in Long Term Care Facilities
<p>Provision of appropriate nursing care in long-term facilities for care of the aged is a difficult problem. The growing need for such care is the result of the increasing number and proportion of people over 75 years of age in the population. This population group has considerable physical, …
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Evaluation of rationality and risks of pharmacotherapyin older patients in long-term care facilities
… SHELTER (Service and Health in the Elderly in Long Term Care). Za účelem posouzení vlivu benzodiazepinů na výskyt pádů byla provedena analýza dopadů v prospektivní kohortové studii hospitalizovaných seniorů v Austrálii. Ke zmapování trendů ve spotřebách benzodiazepinů v České republice byla …
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Deprescribing for frail older adults residing in long-term care facilities: a mixed-methods evaluation
… the population is ageing and the demand for long-term care (LTC) is increasing. Older adults residing in LTC have a higher degree of physical frailty compared to their community-dwelling counterparts. The physiological changes associated with ageing and frailty can increase the risk of …
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Infection prevention and control effectiveness and safety : validation of a survey for long term care facilities
… control (IP&C) structures and processes in LTC facilities. Methods: This study was designed using a three-phase methodology. In Phase I, six structural and process composite indices were developed based on the 2004 PHAC recommendations for IP&C in LTC and other literature. During the second …
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On the environmental factors that alleviate relocation stress syndrome in residents of long-term care facilities
… have researched reasons why seniors relocate to long-term care facilities in order to better understand the occurrence of relocation stress syndrome. By identifying environmental factors that can be modified to alleviate relocation stress syndrome, the risk should be lessened. Strategies such as …
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Mental health matters : a mixed-method exploration of attitudes towards psychological services within long-term care facilities
… this demographic grows, so does the demand for care services. Older adults in Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCF) are particularly vulnerable, with 60.0% of residents in Iceland diagnosed with a mental health condition. Addressing barriers to accessing psychological services is critical to ensure …
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A descriptive epidemiological review of hospital admissions for UTI from long term care facilities and a systematic review of strategies to reduce the risk of catheter associated UTI in long term care facilities in order to reduce these admissions.
… However, there has been less work done in long term care facilities (LCTF), a setting where UTI incidence is already high and urinary catheter use is increasing. LTCF have a number of issues that increase the difficulty in applying strategies developed for more acute care settings, …
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If walls could talk: The lived experience of witnessing verbal abuse toward residents in long-term care facilities.
… nursing home. Most research addressing abuse in long-term care (LTC) facilities focus on sexual abuse, physical abuse and financial abuse or neglect. Few researchers have studied verbal abuse, a phenomenon not easily measured or quantified. This topic is significant to nursing as it focuses on …
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Development of a model for assessing the quality of an oral health program in long-term care facilities
… on how the quality of oral health services in long-term care (LTC) facilities is conceptualized or assessed. Objectives: This study aims to develop a model for assessing the quality of oral healthcare services in LTC facilities. Methods: This study is divided into four main steps. Firstly, I …
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Systematic implementation and evaluation of an app-based community platform for assessing pain in long-term care facilities
… and under-addressed among older adults living in long-term care (LTC) facilities. The Pain Assessment Checklist for Seniors with Limited Ability to Communicate-II (PACSLAC-II) is a validated assessment tool for health professionals to assess pain in residents with dementia. A tablet app, based on …
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The Nurses' Experience Using Non-pharmacological Interventions for Persons Living with Dementia in Rural Long-Term Care Facilities in Saskatchewan
… with dementia. Nearly 70% of residents in long-term care facilities (LTCF) have diagnoses of dementia. Evidence recommends nonpharmacological interventions (NPIs) as the first line of defense to treat RB, yet indicates it is not always being used. Nurses working in LTCF have direct impact …
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Reduction of Respiratory/Influenza Outbreaks (RIOBs) in Long Term Care Facilities (LTCFs) in the Local County by Implementation of a Staff/Administration Education Session
… of respiratory/influenza outbreaks (RIOBs) in long term care facilities (LTCFs) in the Local County. The Local County had 29 reported RIOBs during the 2016-2017 influenza season. The goal is to decrease the number of reports to less than 25 reports in the 2017-2018 influenza season. The …
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Intent to quit perceptions of nursing assistants working in Oklahoma state veterans administration-owned and administered nursing homes.
… a select set of organizational variables and determine their relationship to nursing assistants' intentions to quit in state-owned veterans' long-term care facilities located across the United States. America's long-term care industry (e.g., nursing homes, assisted living facilities) is a …
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Stroke and Changes in Function in Long Term Care Patients
… status of CVA patients admitted to South Dakota long term care facilities. Data elements within the Minimum Data Set Plus of South Dakota associated with function were examined. MDS+ assessments completed on admission of CVA patients to long term care facilities were compared to annual MDS+ …
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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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