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Title:
Fast facts for the long-term care nurse : what nursing home and assisted living nurses need to know in a nutshell / Charlotte Eliopoulos.
Author:
Eliopoulos, Charlotte, author.
Publication Information:
New York : Springer Publishing Company, LLC, [2015]
Call Number:
RA997 .E556 2015
ISBN:
9780826121981
Series:
Fast facts

Fast facts (Springer Publishing Company)
Physical Description:
x, 283 pages ; 20 cm.
Contents:
Unique aspects of long-term care -- Settings for long term-care -- Reimbursement for long-term care -- Regulations -- Long-term care nursing responsibilities -- Culture change -- The minimum data set (MDS) -- Assessing needs beyond the minimum data set (MDS) -- Assessment skill -- Identifying changes in status -- Creating care plan -- Ensuring person-centered care -- Caring for families -- Documentation essentials -- Promoting medication safety -- Reducing common risks -- Identifying and managing clinical emergencies -- End-of-life care -- Overview of dementia -- Communication challenges with residents with dementia -- Special clinical challenges -- Foundations of leadership and management -- Determining staffing needs -- Surveys -- Legal aspects -- Self-care.
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