Nursing Homes and Senior Citizen Care articles from July 1990

Nursing Homes and Senior Citizen Care archives from July 1990

High blood pressure monitoring guidelines: sympatholytic and vasodilator drugs.
July 1, 1990... High Blood Pressure Monitoring Guidelines: Sympatholytic and Vasodilator Drugs Prior articles in this column have dealt with psychoactive drug use and misuse, and appropriate diuretic usage in the nursing home. The purpose of this article...

Respecting residents' dignity: it's the right thing to do.
July 1, 1990... Respecting Residents' Dignity: It's the Right Thing To Do An employer I know recently started a recycling program. The executive who inaugurated the program said the company decided to recycle for three reasons: 1) it's the law, 2) it will...

Specialty long-term care and physically disabled persons. (Inglis House in Philadelphia)
July 1, 1990... Specialty Long-term Care and Physically Disabled Persons Whenever one reads or hears such phrases as "long-term care facility," "nursing home" or "skilled and intermediate care services," what often comes to mind is the concept of a home...

Walking with Carmella; a student nurse uses validation techniques to aid an Alzheimer's disease patient.
July 1, 1990... Walking with Carmella Although I have had special relationships with each of my patients, Carmella and I shared something unique and intimate. I was the link between Carmella's world of confusion and the reality of her life in the nursing...

Psychological adjustments associated with the aging process.
July 1, 1990... Psychological Adjustments Associated with the Aging Process Passing years mark elderly persons with physical changes which occur through the normal aging process. Too often only the outside appearance of the elderly is seen, and their life...

When does comprehensive become too comprehensive? An evaluation of the resident functional assessment scale.
July 1, 1990... When Does Comprehensive Become Too Comprehensive? Multidimensional rating scales have become the focus of attention in recent years as a major observational method in cataloging and assessing patient status. The comprehensive nature of the...

Professional nursing in long-term care.
July 1, 1990... Professional Nursing in Long-term Care Does a professional nursing education made a difference in patient care given? This question has been discussed and evaluated over the last several years as nursing struggled with the future of...

Enhancing family coping skills.
July 1, 1990... Enhancing Family Coping Skills How families cope with the dilemma of placing a relative in a long-term-care facility has been of interest to researchers for some time. Social scientists argue that certain coping skills are necessary to...

Look closer - see me. (poem)
July 1, 1990... Look Closer - See Me What do you see, nurses, what do you see? Are you thinking when you look at me, A crabbit old woman, not very wise, Uncertain of habit with far away eyes Who dribbles her food and makes no reply When you say in a loud...

A rose by any other name. (how to treat a nursing home patient with dignity)
July 1, 1990... A Rose by Any Other Name Hearing loss, failing eye sight, increased wrinkles, receding hairline and the myriad of telltale signs of the seasoned life accelerate during the aging process. Many caretakers consider aging as a signal of...

The key to it all. (dignity and nursing home patients)
July 1, 1990... The Key To It All When you hear the word "dignity," what thoughts come to mind? Webster tells us that this word dignity is related to self-esteem. And how appropriate in long-term healthcare, for in a nursing home, dignity has a special...

Grandma doesn't live here anymore. (story of one Grandma who moves to a nursing home)
July 1, 1990... Grandma Doesn't Live Here Anymore Grandma is 82 years old. She has the best lap for climbing into and every time I feel bad, she takes me up and pats my back and sings me songs and makes me feel better. She knows the best stories and...

Ways to help an adult who begins to mumble.
July 1, 1990... Ways to Help an Adult Who Begins to Mumble Sometimes adults who have been speaking normally for years become mumblers. They drop syllables and slur their words so much that people have trouble understanding them. The weakness or...