Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Long-Term CarePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nursing home care
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Nursing Home Care in the United States: Drugs in nursing homes : misuse, high costs, and kickbacks
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Long-Term CarePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nursing home care
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Medicines Management for Residential and Nursing Homes
Author: Roy C. LilleyPublisher: Radcliffe Publishing
ISBN: 9781846191206
Category : Chemotherapy
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
When inspectors said thousands of care home residents were being given the wrong medication - the image of a grotty, poorly run nursing home reared its stereotypical head. How could something so simple as giving a patient their daily dose of tablets be going so wrong, so many times over?
Drugs in Nursing Homes
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Long-Term CarePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nursing homes
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Drug-Related Problems in Geriatric Nursing Home Patients
Author: James W CooperPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9781560240860
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Medication mishaps can and do happen in nursing homes. This highly important new book focuses on the scope of drug-related problems (DRP) of misuse and adverse reaction to medications in the nursing home environment. Experts provide practical methods for detecting DRPs, they explain a systematic approach to preventing DRPs, and they document the magnitude of DRPs in the long term care setting. Each chapter of this timely book deals with a different type of drug-related problem and includes operational definitions, prevalence of the problem, and the actions needed to detect and minimize risk and prevent recurrence. A checklist at the end of each chapter aids readers in assessing specific problems in nursing homes, home health care, day care settings, and other locations in which medications are given to the elderly. Illustrative case examples are used throughout the text. With an emphasis on awareness and change, Drug-Related Problems in Geriatric Nursing Home Patients will be invaluable for pharmacists, physicians, and nurses who work in long term care; health care planners who need to be cognizant of the scope and magnitude of medication mishaps in the nursing home; administrators who are ultimately responsible for such problems. Students and educators will find the information, and especially the checklists, timely and practical.
Drug Abuse in Nursing Homes
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on AgingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drug utilization
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Improving the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309036461
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
As more people live longer, the need for quality long-term care for the elderly will increase dramatically. This volume examines the current system of nursing home regulations, and proposes an overhaul to better provide for those confined to such facilities. It determines the need for regulations, and concludes that the present regulatory system is inadequate, stating that what is needed is not more regulation, but better regulation. This long-anticipated study provides a wealth of useful background information, in-depth study, and discussion for nursing home administrators, students, and teachers in the health care field; professionals involved in caring for the elderly; and geriatric specialists.
"They Want Docile"
Author: Hannah FlammPublisher:
ISBN: 9781623135720
Category : Medication abuse
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
Key recommendations -- Methodology -- I. Background -- II. The risks and harms of antipsychotic medications on people with demenia in nursing facilities -- III. Inappropriate and non-consensual use of antipsychotic medications -- IV. Inadequate government regulation and enforcement -- V. International human rights and US law -- Recommendations -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix 1. Glossary -- Appendix 2. Key data on states and facilities visited -- Appendix 3. State-level data on antipsychotic drugs in US nursing facilities -- Appendix 4. Methodological note on data analysis -- Appendix 5. Correspondence with CMS -- Appendix 6. Correspondence with LeadingAge -- Appendix 7. Correspondence with American Health Care Association -- Appendix 8. Informed consent documents.
Problems Remain in Reviews of Medicaid-financed Drug Therapy in Nursing Homes
Author: United States. General Accounting OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drugs
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Patient Safety and Quality
Author: Ronda HughesPublisher: Department of Health and Human Services
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
"Nurses play a vital role in improving the safety and quality of patient car -- not only in the hospital or ambulatory treatment facility, but also of community-based care and the care performed by family members. Nurses need know what proven techniques and interventions they can use to enhance patient outcomes. To address this need, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), with additional funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has prepared this comprehensive, 1,400-page, handbook for nurses on patient safety and quality -- Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. (AHRQ Publication No. 08-0043)." - online AHRQ blurb, http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk/
Nursing Home Care in the United States: Drugs in nursing homes : misuse, high costs, and kickbacks
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Long-Term CarePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nursing home care
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description