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American Journal of Nursing
October 2008 |
How to Try This: Working with Families of Hospitalized Older Adults with Dementia Families provide a considerable amount of informal care and support for older adults living with dementia. And when an older adult with dementia is hospitalized, family caregivers should be seen as important sources of information and included as valuable members of the health care team. |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2002
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Guidelines for Managing Alzheimer's Disease: Part I. Assessment Family physicians play a key role in assessing and managing patients with Alzheimer's disease and in linking the families of these patients to supportive services within the community. |
American Journal of Nursing
October 2008 |
Wandering in Hospitalized Older Adults: Identifying Risk is the First Step in This Approach to Preventing Wandering in Patients with Dementia. People who have dementia are at risk for wandering away from the safety of the care setting and becoming lost in the community. Here are three critical elements of prevention and action. |
American Journal of Nursing
June 2009
Stein & Henry |
Poor Oral Hygiene in Long-Term Care The poor oral care given to vulnerable patients in long-term care settings can have serious consequences, including increased risk of stroke, heart disease, and pneumonia. |
American Journal of Nursing
October 2011
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Supporting Family Caregivers: The Hospital Nurse's Assessment of Family Caregiver Needs It's important to assess and address a family caregiver's needs, strengths, and limitations. Nurses have the training, skills, and opportunities to carry out these assessments. |
American Journal of Nursing
January 2008
Maslow & Mezey |
Recognition of Dementia in Hospitalized Older Adults Recognition of Dementia in Hospitalized Older Adults proposes several approaches that hospital nurses can use to increase recognition of dementia. This article describes the Try This approaches, how to implement them, and how to incorporate them into a hospital's current admission procedures. |
American Journal of Nursing
April 2008
Wallace & Shelkey |
Monitoring Functional Status in Hospitalized Older Adults The Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living can help nurses detect subtle changes in health and prevent functional decline. |
American Journal of Nursing
October 2006
Marjorie Cook McCullagh |
Home Modification Nurses can be involved by assessing patients' living quarters and recommending specific modifications. |
American Journal of Nursing
August 2008
Stockdell & Amella |
How to Try This: The Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia Scale: Determining How Much Help People with Dementia Need at Mealtime. The Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia scale is an 11-item instrument developed to assess eating and feeding problems in people with late-stage dementia. Using the scale, a nurse can identify a patient's needs and build an effective care plan. |
American Journal of Nursing
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Supporting Family Caregivers: Teaching Essential Skills to Family Caregivers Nurses can use 'teachable moments' to help the transition from hospital to home care. |
American Journal of Nursing
December 2011
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Supporting Family Caregivers: Communicating with Family Caregivers A transformation is under way in acute care, at least in the United States, from provider-centered care to patient- and family-centered care. |
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June 18, 2006
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Nursing Assistants Job prospects in the U.S. for nursing assistants are expected to be excellent due to increasing demand for long-term care from a retired population -- which is expected to double in the next 20 years. |
American Family Physician
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Behavior Disorders of Dementia: Recognition and Treatment Psychosis may pose a greater challenge than cognitive decline for patients with dementia and their caregivers. Goals of treatment should include symptom reduction and preservation of quality of life. |
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Going Solo Design ideas for separating tubs and showers. |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2000
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A Practical Guide to Caring for Caregivers Patients who provide care to family members or friends with dementia are likely to be in a family physician's practice. The caregiver role can be stressful, and identifying these patients can give the family physician opportunities to help patients cope with the challenges of the role... |
Home Toys
June 2002
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Home Health Care Management With an increasing number of elderly requiring homecare, technology that improves the quality of the caregiver's life as well as the standard of care will be increasingly important. |
American Journal of Nursing
September 2008
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The Family Preferences Index: Helping Family Members Who Want to Participate in the Care of a Hospitalized Older Adult. Researcher Hong Li developed the FPRI in 2000 after analysis of in-depth interviews with patients, families, and nurses and many hours of observing hospitalized older adults and their family caregivers. |
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Duo Dickinson |
Powder Room Plus Typically the extra bath is all business, designed for utility rather than aesthetics. Surfaces need to be durable, easily cleanable, and able to accommodate towels, laundry, and other incidentals. Here are some design tips for making the space easy to maintain and pleasant to use. |
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Outdoor Showers A place to rinse off outdoors is a no-brainer for beach dwellers. But it's also great for cleaning up grimy gardeners, sweaty Little Leaguers, and muddy mutts. Here's how to hook up one of your own. |
American Journal of Nursing
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Original Research: 'It Depends': Medical Residents' Perspectives on Working with Nurses We sought to determine the quality of the nurse-physician relationship by examining the communication and interaction between nurses and residents from the residents' perspective. |
U.S. CPSC
October 16, 2003 |
CPSC Votes To Propose Mandatory Standard for Baby Bath Seats The safety standard will address the hazards of bath seats tipping over and children slipping through the leg openings and becoming entrapped. The proposed standard also will contain a new warning label. |
American Family Physician
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Older Adult Drivers with Cognitive Impairment In patients who continue to drive, physicians should assess pertinent cognitive domains, determine the severity and etiology of the dementia, and screen for risky driving behaviors. |
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Installing a New Showerhead No need to go outside to experience a soft rain or an invigorating downpour. |
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Other Long-Term Care Sources If you need help as you age, where will you get it and how much will it cost? Long-term care insurance may help meet this need, but we each must decide for ourselves what option is most appropriate. |
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Look Great In 30 Minutes Running late for work or a hot first date is no excuse for neglecting your dressing and grooming habits. |
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Long-Term Healthcare: Only Compassionate Need Apply Calm and compassionate caregivers needed for long-term careers. |
American Family Physician
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Karin Eldor |
Turn Your Pad Into a Spa Who says you can't bring the benefits of a spa into your home? Start by designating one room in your place as a "quiet room" -- basically, your room for chilling out and lounging. |
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Making Baths Work Finding the opportunities and avoiding the mistakes when planning a new bath |
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Small-Bath Smarts Even cramped spaces can be funtional and beautiful. |
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No Pain, No Gain To make the sale, you need to do what's difficult. |
DailyCandy
March 21, 2005 |
Cap's Off Don't leave your style on the bath mat. Made from clear, durable plastic, these clear plastic shower caps come in six cheeky patterns, from the groovy Mod and Retro models to the Bollywood-riffic Yoga. |
American Family Physician
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When You Are the Caregiver You're a caregiver if you give basic care to a person who has a chronic medical condition. How can I tell if caregiving is putting too much stress on me?... Why is caring for someone with dementia (Alzheimer's disease) so hard?... etc. |
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