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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809528503321

Titolo

Improving care in the nursing home : comprehensive reviews of clinical research / / Laurence Z. Rubenstein, Darryl Wieland, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newbury Park, : SAGE, c1993

ISBN

1-4833-2590-3

1-4522-5327-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 350 p.) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

RubensteinLaurence Z

WielandDarryl

Disciplina

362.16

Soggetti

Nursing home care

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Clinical Research in the Nursing Home -- Chapter 1 - Rehabilitation in the Nursing Facility -- Chapter 2 - Improving Medication Use in the Nursing Home -- Chapter 3 - Infections and Infection Control -- Chapter 4 - Pressure Ulcers in the Nursing Home -- Chapter 5 - Assessment, Treatment, and Management of Urinary Incontinence in the Nursing Home -- Chapter 6 - A Review of Research on Common Bowel Problems in the Nursing Home -- Chapter 7 - Nutritional Problems in the Nursing Home Population: Opportunities for Clinical Interventions -- Chapter 8 - Clinical Research on Falls in the Nursing Home -- Chapter 9 - The Assessment and Control of Pain in the Nursing Home -- Chapter 10 - The Management of Depression in the Nursing Home -- Chapter 11 - Assessment and Management of Behavior Problems in the Nursing Home -- Chapter 12 - Managing Nurse Aides to Promote Quality of Care in the Nursing Home -- Index -- About the Contributors.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume provides systematic reviews of the state of clinical and health services research, in particular patient-care problem areas pertinent to nursing homes. Each chapter defines progress on a specific nursing home clinical problem and provides a critical synthesis and review of research information. Topics covered include: medication use; infection control; pressure ulcers; falls; urinary incontinence; and



behavioural problems.