
	Where results make sense

Topic: Nursing care

In the News (Mon 28 Dec 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	About Critical Care Nursing
		A critical care nurse is a licensed professional nurse who is responsible for ensuring that acutely and critically ill patients and their families receive optimal care.
		Critical care nurses rely upon a specialized body of knowledge, skills and experience to provide care to patients and families and create environments that are healing, humane and caring.
		The PCCN credential is awarded to critical care nurses in progressive care, which describes areas referred to as intermediate care units, direct observation units, step-down units, telemetry and transitional care units as well as a specific level of care.
	www.aacn.org /AACN/mrkt.nsf/vwdoc/AboutCriticalCareNursing?opendocument (1457 words)

	Nursing Care Plans
		Nursing care planning is an essential part of nursing practice that provides a written means of planning patient care and discharge planning based upon nursing diagnosis.
		Nursing care plans function as a means of communicating patient care needs between members of the nursing team to ensure those needs are met.
		Written nursing care plans also also serve as a means to document changes in patient's condition, adjustments or additions to nursing diagnosis, as well as patient responses to nursing or medical treatment.
	medi-smart.com /carepl.htm (558 words)

	Careplans.com, Nursing Care Plans
		Care planning is an essential part of healthcare, but is often misunderstood or regarded as a waste of time.
		Care planning provides a "road map" of sorts, to guide all who are involved with a patient/resident's care.
		Remember that the ultimate purpose of the care plan is to guide all who are involved in the care of this person to provide the appropriate treatment in order to ensure the optimal outcome during his/her stay in our healthcare setting.
	www.careplans.com (1231 words)

	Barnes-Jewish Hospital - Nursing
		In accordance with the Missouri Nurse Practice Act (335.016), the Missouri Department of Health, and the hospital system mission, nursing at Barnes-Jewish Hospital is an art and science, developed from practice and scholarship, with the purpose of assisting patients and families to achieve outcomes reflecting the highest level of function.
		Nursing care includes the care and treatment necessary to provide comfort; to assist individuals in the promotion and maintenance of health and the prevention, detection, and treatment of illness; to promote restoration to highest possible productive capacities; and to assist with a peaceful death.
		The standards of care are 16 functional health patterns that define the level of nursing care required of patients who demonstrate a variety of health care problems.
	www.barnesjewish.org /groups/default.asp?NavID=636 (475 words)

	Nursing Care
		Nursing assessment was based on frequent observation and evaluation of the efficacy of pharmacological interventions.
		Careful planning to reduce the need for touching the person· Controlling environmental activity and noise, which entailed explaining the situation to all personnel who accessed the areas where these patients were being nursed· The use of sort lighting.
		Incontinence: was universal and caused agitation, restlessness and distress.
	members.aol.com /larmstr853/cjdvoice/nursing_care.htm (5484 words)

	AACN - Education Center
		Nurses comprise the largest single component of hospital staff, are the primary providers of hospital patient care, and deliver most of the nation's long-term care.
		Nurses must make quick, sometimes life-and-death decisions; understand a patient's treatment, symptoms, and danger signs; supervise other nursing personnel; coordinate care with other health providers; master advanced technology; guide patients through the maze of health resources in a community; and teach patients how to comply with treatment and adopt a healthy lifestyle.
		While nursing schools estimate that an average of 77 percent of entry-level BSN graduates had jobs waiting upon graduation between August 1997 and July 1998, that number was 93 percent for master's-degree nursing graduates and 82 percent for graduates of master's-level nurse practitioner programs.
	www.aacn.nche.edu /education/Career.htm (2276 words)

	Nursing care plan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A nursing care plan outlines the nursing care to be provided to a patient.
		In the USA, the nursing care plan consists of a NANDA nursing diagnosis with related factors and subjective and objective data that support the diagnosis, nursing outcome classifications with specified outcomes (or goals) to be achieved including deadlines, and nursing intervention classifications with specified interventions.
		This is the plan of nursing care to be followed to assist the client in recovery.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nursing_care_plan (607 words)

	Registered nurses
		Nurses may be licensed in more than one State, either by examination or by the endorsement of a license issued by another State.
		Employment in nursing care facilities is expected to grow faster than average because of increases in the number of elderly, many of whom require long-term care.
		Employment in home health care is expected to increase rapidly in response to the growing number of older persons with functional disabilities, consumer preference for care in the home, and technological advances that make it possible to bring increasingly complex treatments into the home.
	www.bls.gov /oco/ocos083.htm (3857 words)

	AACN - Media - Nursing Shortage Resource
		Published in the March 2006 issue of Nursing Economic$, this comprehensive analysis of several national surveys of the nursing workforce found that majority of nurses reported that the RN shortage is negatively impacting patient care and undermining the quality of care goals set by the Institute of Medicine and the National Quality Forum.
		Though many nurses have reported an easing of the nursing shortage over the past few years, the shortage is expected to grow to eight times the current size by the year 2020.
		Nurse researchers at the University of Pennsylvania determined that patients who have common surgeries in hospitals with high nurse-to-patient ratios have an up to 31% increased chance of dying.
	www.aacn.nche.edu /Media/shortageresource.htm (2101 words)

	Tallahassee Nursing Care (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		And there is now work to educate residents, families, nursing homes and the public at large about the risks of malnutrition and dehydration, nursing home residents’ rights to quality care, and the prevention of resident abuse and neglect.
		Nursing Home Compare is recording 500,000 page views each month and is by far the most popular section of their website.
		The ongoing research to quantify the staffing ratios necessary for quality care is another essential step in efforts to improve the quality of life and care for nursing home residents.
	www.tallahasseenursingcare.com.cob-web.org:8888 (2036 words)

	Nursing care - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Patient care is part of a nurse's role in implementing a care plan.
		Nurses must observe the principles of cleanliness at all times to prevent the spread of sickness.
		Although in some countries a nurse is only responsible to administer the medication as prescribed by the doctor, in some countries nurses are legally responsible to ensure that the medication is appropriate for the patient and have the authority to interpret the order.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nursing_care (599 words)

	Levels of nursing home care
		The basic differences are the expected length of stay and the level of care needed during the stay.
		According to Medicare rules, skilled nursing care, performed by licensed nursing personnel under the direction of a doctor, must be required on a daily basis.
		The Highlands at Pittsford is Strong Health's continuing care retirement community, offering independent living in cottage and apartment homes, enriched living in Laurelwood, and skilled nursing at The Living Center.
	www.stronghealth.com /services/seniors/Caring/levelsofcare.cfm (569 words)

	Elderly & Adult Services - Nursing Home Care (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Nursing Home Care Services provide residency, meals, skilled nursing and rehabilitative care, medical services and protective supervision for eligible individuals who are ill, frail and need 24-hour supervision.
		Nursing homes are certified by state and federal government agencies to provide levels of care that range from custodial care to skilled nursing care that can only be delivered by trained professionals.
		Nursing facility services are available for individuals who meet certain medical and financial criteria in accordance with the requirements of the Medicaid program.
	www.dhhs.state.nh.us /DHHS/BEAS/nursing-care.htm (332 words)

	Nursing Care (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Generally, residents receive skilled nursing care for one to three months before returning to their previous residence.
		Comprehensive care offers 24-hour nursing services to persons who require healthcare services above the level of room and board but not at the intensity of skilled nursing care.
		Generally, subacute care follows a hospital stay for a surgical procedure or treatment of an illness.
	www.holycrossrehab.org.cob-web.org:8888 /nursing (231 words)

	Sloan-Kettering - Nursing
		Nurses are encouraged to pursue the highest professional standards and are supported throughout the process.
		Nursing care and expertise is present in inpatient and ambulatory settings and in all stages of disease and treatment.
		The Executive Director, Enid A. Haupt Chair of Nursing, is designated as the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) for Memorial Sloan-Kettering and is responsible for the quality of all nursing care.
	www.mskcc.org /mskcc/html/8213.cfm (498 words)

	Family & Nursing Care: Live in home care aides in Maryland and Washington DC area, senior assisted living, elderly ...
		Family & Nursing Care: Live in home care aides in Maryland and Washington DC area, senior assisted living, elderly care, hospice care and adult caregiving assistance.
		Whether you are looking for an in home care aide to assist with daily living activities for an aging parent, companionship for seniors or hospice care, we can help.
		Family and Nursing Care continues to earn the trust of the community by sensitively assisting clients in their time of need.
	www.familynursingcare.com (193 words)

	Nursing Home Crisis - Elderly Nursing Care Book.
		Guy Seaton’s book on the ins and outs of nursing home life is a must-read for everyone, healthcare professionals and others alike.
		We can no longer rely on the health care system to do the right thing for senior citizens who will need medical and nursing care for a short period, or long term care.
		Those of us who are facing retirement and may have to go to live in a nursing home within the next 15 or 20 years face a bleak future, unless the government and the people combine forces to change things for the better.
	www.nursinghomescrisis.com (679 words)

	FSD Nursing Care (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Instead, this program pays the nursing home directly for nursing care charges above the amount the resident is expected to pay.
		A special provision applies to married couples when one spouse enters a nursing facility and the other spouse does not live in a nursing facility.
		Some nursing care recipients may also be eligible for Qualified Medicare Beneficiary or Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary benefits.
	www.dss.mo.gov /fsd/ncare.htm (414 words)

	Wayne State Nursing - Health Care Summit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The shortage of qualified professionals in health care fields is compounded by the problems faced by colleges across the country: lack of funding to increase capacity to enroll more students.
		The American Association of Colleges of Nursing announced in December 2004 that more than 26,000 qualified applicants were denied admission to nursing programs primarily because of a related shortage in nursing faculty.
		The Wayne State University College of Nursing is fortunate to have partnerships with two area health systems – Henry Ford Health System and The Detroit Medical Center – which provide funding to increase the number of faculty at the college and thus admit additional undergraduate students.
	www.nursing.wayne.edu /Newsevents/HealthCareSummit_2005.htm (384 words)

	Careplan Guidelines
		Each care plan must state the dates of care plan submission and the date you gathered data on the client on the title page.
		When you have written a draft of your first Care Plan for any instructor it is suggested that you make an appointment to sit with her/him.
		Nursing actions must be specific, not global, appropriate, and without important omissions.
	home.hiwaay.net /~theholt1/NURS1100/careplan.htm (1345 words)

	Nursing Home Care and Long Term Care & Long Term Care Insurance - A Women's Issue
		Nursing homes are primarily engaged in providing nursing care and related services on an inpatient basis under a license issued by the Department of Public Health or the appropriate licensing agency of the state in which it is located.
		They provide a range of services from very skilled care for those seriously ill requiring close medical attention by a licensed nurse, and as little as custodial care provided by a nursing assistant.
		In 1997 nursing home costs were between $40,000 and $80,000 a year, which is between $100 and $200 per day.
	www.awomensissue.com /nursing_home_care.html (257 words)

	VCU School of Nursing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		VCU School of Nursing in partnership with VCU Health Systems is offering a 12 credit Critical Care Certificate Program.
		Focuses on nursing care of the critically ill adult with health care needs in the following systems: cardiovascular, endocrine, pulmonary, immunology and hematology.
		Focuses on critical care technologies that are commonly used in the care of the critically ill. Course content will include the theoretical principles on which the selected technologies are based as well as discussions of the practical use and troubleshooting of the technologies presented.
	www.nursing.vcu.edu /prospective/criticalcare.html (407 words)

	Pennsylvania Nursing Home Care & Rehabilitation - Presbyterian SeniorCare
		There are specific criteria for determining which level of care a person needs, based on medical condition, routine care, degree of independence and other factors.
		Skilled care is for those in need of professional services on a daily basis, such as wound dressings, technical procedures and physical therapy.
		Persons requiring skilled care are generally quite ill, infirm or incapacitated, or in need of extensive rehabilitation.
	www.srcare.org /pages/livingcare/nursingCarerehab.cfm (191 words)

	NursingCenter - Career Center
		Whether you’re searching for a new position, considering work as a travel nurse, or seeking specifics on licensing or advanced practice certification, count on the Job Center resources to help you save time and focus your efforts.
		Travel nursing can be a rewarding career move, especially when you’re prepared.
		Right from the 2006 AJN Career Guide and Nursing2006 Career Directory, learn more about our featured facilities or conduct your own search by region, state, or keyword to easily find the employer that’s right for you.
	www.nursingcenter.com /CareerCenter/index.asp (407 words)

	[No title]
		Here nurses may share information with other professionals about initiatives related to improving patient care at the end of life.
		nurses have the power to transform palliative care rendered to patients worldwide.
		This report reviews the sources of information currently available that shed light on the quality of care and quality of life at the end of life.
	www.palliativecarenursing.net (353 words)

	Resurrection Health Care : Skilled Nursing Facilities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Holy Family Nursing and Rehabilitation Center provides skilled, intermediate and subacute care in comfort, safety, and a home-like atmosphere for the elderly and convalescent.
		Saint Francis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a 124-bed facility, is conveniently located in Evanston and is less than a quarter mile from Saint Francis Hospital.
		We offer all levels of supportive and nursing care under one roof: skilled and intermediate care, as well as short-term subacute rehabilitation stays.
	www.reshealthcare.org /locations/skilled_nursing.cfm (596 words)

	Nursing Care (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This specialized form of nursing requires a thorough understanding of the practice of Christian Science, practical wisdom and good nursing judgment, and an ability to communicate professionally with the Christian Science Practitioner who is providing treatment to the patient.
		A Christian Science nurse assists with the patient's comfort, rest, cleanliness, safety, mobility, and nourishment.
		hristian Science nurses give skilled bedside care that is non-medical and consistent with the teachings of the religion.
	www.ardenwood.org /nursingcare.html (223 words)

	Nursing Care at ACV: Health Care Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Our Health Care Center is classified as a Level I (intermediate) nursing service, which provides 24-hour nursing care to those who are chronically ill or injured.
		Residents of Appalachian Christian Village receive priority admission to the Health Care Center when 24-hour nursing care is needed on a short-term or long-term basis.
		Our philosophy in the Health Care Center is to promote health and wellness.
	www.christianvillage.org /nursing/nursing.htm (101 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)