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American Journal of Nursing October 2011 Carol Levine |
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 November 2011 |
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 November 2008 Madeline A. Naegle |
Screening for Alcohol Use and Misuse in Older Adults: Using the Short Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test--Geriatric Version The availability of accurate, easy-to-use screening tools to detect people in need of counseling can increase the number of older adults whose lives can be improved and even lengthened. |
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 Journal of Nursing September 2011 Schmid et al. |
Care of the Suicidal Pediatric Patient in the ED: A Case Study At Childrens Hospital Boston, an algorithm-the Risk of Suicidality Clinical Practice Algorithm has been developed to ensure evidence-based care supported by best practice guidelines. |
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 October 2007 Terry Fulmer |
How to Try This: Fulmer SPICES Fulmer SPICES is a framework for assessing older adults. This assessment, done regularly, can lead to the prevention and treatment of common conditions. |
American Journal of Nursing November 2008 Hyer & Brown |
The Impact of Event Scale-- Revised: A Quick Measure of a Patient's Response to Trauma The Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) provides a structured way for a patient to communicate distress when she or he may not have the words to do so. |
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 September 2008 Messecar et al. |
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. |
Nursing August 2010 Bartley & Shiflett |
Handle older trauma patients with care Your comprehensive understanding of how age-related changes can affect outcomes during and after trauma will help your patients recover to the fullest extent possible. |
American Journal of Nursing November 2011 Christine L. Cutugno |
The 'Graying' of Trauma Care: Addressing Traumatic Injury in Older Adults Evidence-based strategies for managing trauma and its complications in this population. |
ifeminists February 18, 2003 Wendy McElroy |
Elder Abuse Demands Family Solutions The expanding senior population seems to be accompanied by a rise in elder abuse. More laws are not the best fix. |
American Journal of Nursing April 2010 Mary Curry Narayan |
Culture's Effects on Pain Assessment and Management When patients belong to a culture or speak a language that's different from that of their health care provider, the provider faces additional challenges in successfully assessing and managing the patients' pain. |
American Journal of Nursing March 2011 Jablonski et al. |
The Use of Algorithms in Assessing and Managing Persistent Pain in Older Adults This article introduces readers to the use of algorithms in guiding the assessment and management of persistent pain in older adults, and provides an illustrative case study. |
American Journal of Nursing December 2011 Mary K. Walton |
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. |
American Family Physician January 15, 2007 Kelly Colleen McDonald |
Child Abuse: Approach and Management A multidisciplinary approach is recommended to adequately evaluate and treat child abuse victims; however, the responsibility often lies with the family physician to recognize and treat these cases at first presentation to prevent significant morbidity and mortality. |
Nursing Management March 2010 Becker & Schmidtke |
All along the watchtower: Suicide risk screening, a pilot study Patients will continue to die if healthcare organizations don't take action and appropriately assess patients at risk for suicide in general hospitals. |
American Family Physician July 15, 2001 Marc Tunzi |
Can the Patient Decide? Evaluating Patient Capacity in Practice |
American Family Physician December 15, 2000 Susan Mockus Parks & Karen D. Novielli |
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... |
American Family Physician June 1, 2002 Jeffrey L. Cummings |
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 March 2011 O'Lynn & Krautscheid |
Original Research: 'How Should I Touch You?': A Qualitative Study of Attitudes on Intimate Touch in Nursing Care This study sought to elicit the attitudes of laypersons on intimate touch provided by nurses in general and male nurses in particular. |
Nursing March 2010 Peg Gray-Vickrey |
Gathering pearls of knowledge for assessing older adults If you attended nursing school more than 10 years ago, you may have received limited education about gerontological nursing. But as baby boomers age, this is becoming an increasingly important area of nursing practice. |
Nursing Management December 2010 Raso & Gulinello |
Creating Cultures of Safety: Risk Management Challenges and Strategies The role of the nurse manager in directing patient care and influencing change from a risk perspective is paramount to success. |
Nursing February 2012 Duncan et al. |
Early warning systems: The next level of rapid response Cardiac arrests in hospitals are usually preceded by observable signs of deterioration, which often appear 6 to 8 hours before the arrest occurs. |
Nursing Management July 2010 Lois Welden |
Transfusion confusion Over the past decade, literature has indicated that liberal use of blood transfusions results in poor clinical outcomes in the majority of critically ill patients. |
American Journal of Nursing June 2011 Lisa M. Black |
Original Research: Tragedy into Policy: A Quantitative Study of Nurses' Attitudes Toward Patient Advocacy Activities In 2007 and 2008, 115 patients were found to be either certainly or presumptively infected with the hepatitis C virus through the reuse of contaminated medication vials at two southern Nevada endoscopy clinics. |
Nursing Management May 2008 Rachel R. Boersma |
Looking Closer: Forensic Nursing With a keen eye, you can foster comprehensive care to victims; protect your organization from allegations of abuse, negligence, and malpractice; and offer a care environment that recognizes the complexities of our current society. |
On Wall Street September 1, 2013 Paul McCaffrey |
Spotting Elder Financial Abuse With caregivers and family the most common culprits, advisors have become a first line of defense. |
American Journal of Nursing July 2011 Brodkey et al. |
Living Well with Multiple Sclerosis Improvements in magnetic resonance imaging and the advent of disease-modifying therapies in the past 15 years have changed the diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis |
American Journal of Nursing May 2011 Pusateri et al. |
Original Research: The Role of the Non-ICU Staff Nurse on a Medical Emergency Team: Perceptions and Understanding We sought to determine the nursing staff's familiarity with and perceptions of the Medical Emergency Team at one hospital. |
Nursing Management February 2010 Chuck Fort |
So good it's unreal: The value of simulation education The advantages of simulation in healthcare education are many. |
American Family Physician January 15, 2002 |
Curbside Consultation What should a physician do if he/she suspects child abuse? |
American Journal of Nursing January 2010 |
Life-Support Interventions at the End of Life: Unintended Consequences Nurses need to be knowledgeable life-support interventions at the end of life and able to communicate what they know about those consequences to patients, family members, and others on the health care team, leading to better decision making at this difficult time. |
Nursing April 2011 Sally Austin |
Stay Out of Court with Proper Documentation Here is a practical guideline to help you document your assessments and interventions completely, accurately, and concisely. Doing so not only improves patient care, but also shields you from legal fallout if something goes wrong. |
Nursing July 2009 Penny S. Brooke |
Legally speaking...When can you say NO? As a nurse, accepting responsibilities that are beyond the scope of your license or skill level can have serious consequences for you, your patients, and your nursing career. |
American Family Physician October 1, 2006 Kavan et al. |
A Practical Guide to Crisis Management Physicians often are required to assist patients in crisis. An estimated 4% of visits to primary care physicians involve psychiatric or social crises. |
Salon.com June 19, 2000 Lisa Ochs |
In the shadow of a glass mountain One nurse observes how the fear of lawsuits causes healthcare professionals to neglect patients. |
American Family Physician December 15, 2000 James O'Brien |
Caring for Caregivers Long-term care given by family members is a central component of our current health care system and, thus, a critical social policy issue... |
Searcher January 2005 Barbie E. Keiser |
Safety First: Part Three - Why We Should Care? This installment covers the abuses of the old, young, the physically impaired and animals. |
Nursing Management September 2005 Richard Hader |
How do You Measure Workforce Integrity? Behavioral hallmarks such as honesty, high ethical standards, and maintained moral principles define workforce integrity. Here, learn methods for integrating them into management practices. |
Nursing Management July 2007 Coyle et al. |
Dealing with Disaster Terrorism and naturally occurring catastrophic events provide fertile ground for nursing emergency preparedness, including deployment strategies. Are you ready to respond? |
Financial Planning May 1, 2011 Martin Shenkman |
Caring for Your Client When clients are elderly or chronically ill, including a care manager on the team can provide considerable expertise and benefit both a client and the family. |
American Family Physician October 1, 2000 |
AAFP Core Educational Guidelines Recommended Core Educational Guidelines For Family Practice Residents... |
BusinessWeek June 5, 2006 Toddi Gutner |
"License To Steal" From Seniors How to protect the elderly from the people they've chosen to trust. |
American Family Physician December 15, 2001 Gregg K. VandeKieft |
Breaking Bad News This article presents an overview of issues pertaining to breaking bad news and practical recommendations for clinicians wishing to improve their clinical skills in this area... |
Managed Care December 2004 Adler & Schukman |
The Role of Managed Care In Patient Safety & Error Reduction Patient safety and medical errors have become the focus of increasing attention from the public, policymakers, and accreditation agencies. Managed care organizations clearly are important stakeholders in this issue. |
On Wall Street July 1, 2013 Lorie Konish |
Teaming Up on Elder Care An aging population has forged new partnerships between wealth advisors and health care planners. |
American Family Physician September 1, 2000 Cheryl Winchell, M.D. |
Curbside Consultation What to do when a patient makes inappropriate, seductive advances to you, his/her physician... |
Salon.com September 14, 2000 Rachel Roth |
Adding insult to injury New York charges battered mothers with neglect. |