Nursing Homes Long Term Care Management articles from January 1987

Nursing Homes Long Term Care Management archives from January 1987

Attracting the private-pay patient. (column)
January 1, 1987... Attracting the Private-Pay Patient Higher private census. What nursing home facility would not like to increase the number of private-paying patients who occupy its beds? Maintaining a beautiful physical plant, offering lots of...

The increasing importance of antitrust principles in today's changing market. (change in structure of nursing home business)
January 1, 1987... The Increasing Importance of Antitrust Principles in Today's Changing Market Recent Legal Briefs columns have referred to several fundamental trends in the marketplace, which will lead to rapid change in both the structure of the nursing...

Nursing home development: a guide to planning, financing, and constructing long-term care facilities.
January 1, 1987... NURSING HOME DEVELOPMENT: A Guide to Planning, Financing, and Constructing Long-Term Care Facilities. By William N. Breger and William R. Pomeranz. Van Nostrand Reinhold. 287 pp. xv. $32.50 This is a book for nonprofit agencies and...

Communications on drug-related problems. (between consultant pharmacist and nursing home personnel) (column)
January 1, 1987... Communications On Drug-Related Problems Abstract Effective communications between the consultant pharmacist and nursing home personnel: Communications components of clinical significance/severity, coordination, continuity, and...

Biting the hand that starves you. (suing state and federal agencies over money) (column)
January 1, 1987... Biting the Hand That Starves You In the November/December '86 issue, this column departed from its usual impeccable objectivity. It criticized the campaign to deny accident victims access to the courts and limit the amount they could...

Oregon non-discrimination rules. (prohibiting separate treatment for private and Medicaid patients)
January 1, 1987... Oregon Non-Discrimination Rules Oregon has joined the states prohibiting most types of separate treatment for private-pay and Medicaid patients, respectively. New regulations and amendments became effective last October 1. They prohibit...

No-code orders: legal aspects; what are they?
January 1, 1987... No-Code Orders: Legal Aspects What Are They? No-Code orders refer only to the decision not to resuscitate a patient following cardiac, pulmonary, or cardiopulmonary arrest arising from underlying pathological processes. No-code should be...

Characteristics of nursing staff in long-term-care facilities: their training, experience and perceived proficiency levels.
January 1, 1987... Characteristics of Nursing Staff in Long-Term-Care Facilities: Their Training, Experience and Perceived Proficiency Levels Gerontological experts have observed that the absence of sufficient numbers of professional nurses and the heavy...

Care of the long-stay elderly patient.
January 1, 1987... CARE OF THE LONG-STAY ELDERLY PATIENT. Edited by M. J. Denham. Croom Helm, Ltd., London, England and Sydney, Australia. Distributed by Sheridan House Inc., 145 Palisade Street, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522. 236 pp. Cloth, $32.50; paper, $18.50...

Planning for disaster.
January 1, 1987... Planning for Disaster Planning for disaster is similar to buying insurance --in hope that it will not be needed. A number of situations could require evacuation and relocation of nursing home residents. Usually, fire is thought of first;...

Letting go with love: the grieving process.
January 1, 1987... LETTING GO WITH LOVE: The Grieving Process. By Nancy O'Connor, PhD. La Mariposa Press, P.O. Box 3519, Apache Junction, AZ 85278. 186 pp. Paperback, $8.95. Also hardcover, $18.95 The death of a loved one means our life changes....

See-and--touch arms help teach accurate reading of the Mantoux tuberculin skin test.
January 1, 1987... See-and-Touch Arms Help Teach Accurate Reading of the Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Test An innovative learning tool has been created to solve the dual problem of fewer tuberculin skin reactions to interpret, and the need to educate personnel...

Nursing management for the elderly.
January 1, 1987... NURSING MANAGEMENT FOR THE ELDERLY. Edited by Doris L. Carnevali, RN, MN and Maxine Patrick, MD. J. B. Lippincott, 651 pp. $9.95 Taking care of the elderly and the infirm always has been part of a nurse's responsibilities, though it is...

Geriatric nutrition: a practical approach.
January 1, 1987... Geriatric Nutrition: A Practical Approach Good nutrition in the form of a well-balanced diet is as important in old age as in childhood. Consequently, the problems associated with providing the "ideal' diet for aged patients have received...

Pharmacy students internship at a nursing home: "reach out and touch someone...."
January 1, 1987... Pharmacy Students Internship at a Nursing Home: "Reach out and Touch Someone. . . .'* For the past 10 years, over 500 students enrolled in the institutional pharmacy course at the Albany College of Pharmacy have had quite a decision to...

Guidelines for nursing home diagnosis.
January 1, 1987... Guidelines for Nursing Home Diagnosis Medical record documentation must substantiate that the patient's management and care were effected by the conditions that coexisted at admission or subsequently developed. 1. Does the patient have...

Health care labor relations: a guide for the '80s.
January 1, 1987... HEALTH CARE LABOR RELATIONS: A Guide for the '80s. By Rene Laliberty and W.I. Christopher. National Health Publishing. 281 pp. $34 A pitiful sight in the health-care field is the otherwise able administrator who becomes all thumbs...