Improving Care in the Nursing Home: Comprehensive Reviews of Clinical Research / Edition 1

by Laurence Z. Rubenstein, Darryl Wieland

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803943070
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	08/27/1993
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	360
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.94(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction - Laurence Z Rubenstein and Darryl Wieland
Clinical Research in the Nursing Home
Rehabilitation in the Nursing Facility - Catherine Gill, Janet A Howells and Elizabeth H Hoffman
Improving Medication Use in the Nursing Home - Bradley R Williams, John F Thompson and Kenneth V Brummel-Smith
Infections and Infection Control - Santiago D Toledo et al
Pressure Ulcers in the Nursing Home - Dan R Berlowitz and Spencer van B Wilking
Assessment, Treatment, and Management of Urinary Incontinence in the Nursing Home - Joseph G Ouslander and John F Schnelle
A Review of Research on Common Bowel Problems in the Nursing Home - Cathy Alessi, Karen Linderborn and Cynthia T Henderson
Nutritional Problems in the Nursing Home Population - Adil A Abbasi et al
Opportunities for Clinical Interventions
Clinical Research on Falls in the Nursing Home - Laurence Z Rubenstein and Karen R Josephson
The Assessment and Control of Pain in the Nursing Home - Bruce Ferrell
The Management of Depression in the Nursing Home - James R Mervis, Steven Ganzell and Kenneth Cole
Assessment and Management of Behavior Problems in the Nursing Home - Jiska Cohen-Mansfield et al
Managing Nurse Aides to Promote Quality of Care in Nursing Homes - John F Schnelle et al