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| Medical care in the nursing home | | Author(s) | Joseph G Ouslander, Dan Osterweil, John Morley |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill, New York, 1997 |
| Pages | 565 pp |
| Source | McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., Shoppenhangers Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 2QL. |
| Keywords | Nursing homes ; Medical care ; Management [care] ; Planning [admin] ; Policy ; Finance [care] ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This book provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of medical care in nursing homes in the United States (US). In the first part, general and administrative aspects of medical care in nursing homes are examined, including demographics and economics of nursing home care; pre-admission assessment; health maintenance and prevention; nursing home acute care hospital interface; subacute care; total quality management; and the roles of various care professionals. The second part focuses on clinical conditions, such as delirium and dementia; psychiatric and behavioural disorders; nutrition; incontinence; falls; infections; neurological and medical conditions. In the final part, some general management issues are discussed, including drug use, rehabilitation; hospice care and pain management; computers and other technologies; ethical and legal issues; and education and research. Examples of policies, procedures and forms are included. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980113229 B |
| Classmark | LHB: LK: QA: QA6: QAD: QC: 7T |
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