The research that I am going to be performing during my collection of information will consist of a survey given to doctors, nurses, patients, and family members from several of assisted living communities here in Manhattan. These facilities include: Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community, Via Christi Village, and Stoneybrook Retirement Community. My study lacks the use of funding to help in the development of professional questionnaires, a team to assist in research, and a larger sample size to support a greater collection of information about facility operations, services, and care provided. During the interview process with the professionals, patients, and families, I will have to remain cautious so that I avoid carrying information given …show more content…
Change commonly derives from conflict, and if this study can reveal some of the underlying difficulties within certain facilities, I think it could lead to a modification in the overall effectiveness of caretakers and the satisfaction of patients and family members. This study currently would cause great interest amongst other cities due to the sheer amount of people entering the elderly population in the next decade. We must figure out how to fix current social problems in health care for the next generation of elderly people to continue positively with such a large aging population. This study is a simple way to understand how one detail can have lasting effects on another. For example, studying the effects of how the level of care in relation to satisfaction will in turn show how facilities can be modified and improved due to a better understanding of a population and their needs as a whole. This study can lead to focusing on more specific sectors of care such as a dementia care unit. My focus on nursing homes and assisted living facilities could easily be mimicked in home care, hospitals, hospice and other avenues of caring for sick or elderly people. Awareness found through the practice of research is a helpful way to improve health care for people of all ages and
Therefore, it is important that nursing homes provide the comfort and replicate home like environment. Hippocrates in his article “Airs Waters Places,” says, “For where the changes of the seasons are most frequent and most sharply contrasted, there you will find the greatest diversity in physique, in character, and in constitution. These are the most important factors that create difference in men’s constitutions; next come the land in which man is reared, and the water. For in general you will find assimilated to the nature of the land both the physique and the characteristics of the inhabitants.” In extension, he is saying that health
Senioritis is a major thing across America. Senioritis is an anxiety that’s common within their last year left of high school, it hits hard in their last semester. It’s an anxiety of their grades, college applications, sometimes relationships come with it, and any ambitions for their future (Joe C, “Senioritis”). Senioritis is commonly known as an anxiety but is also classified as an illness. Most people think senioritis is just a myth but by far it’s an actual thing.
In the past, nursing homes have notoriously been known for not delivering the best quality care. There have been cases of patients being burned by heating pads, strapped to their beds with restraints, or given medication to quiet them down, with more extreme cases including patients so sedated, that they almost seemed lifeless. In 1987, the Nursing Home Reform Law was passed to change the quality of care being given to nursing home residents such as monitored clinical care, unexpected inspections, and having a registered nurse on duty 24 hours a day. While its creation had many positive effects, there was still an issue with the quality of care being given as stakeholders and investors in nursing home chains have begun to cut expenses by limiting
This paper includes a discussion and analysis of nursing sensitive indicators (NSI) and system specific resources. Identification of indicators and interventions could improve the care that was received by Mr. J., a 72 year old retired rabbi with mild dementia that was admitted for a fractured right hip after falling at home. In the course of his stay and treatment there were a few indicators of issues/problems regarding the care he received during his stay. These issues/problems might affected his healthcare outcome, safety and satisfaction with his stay at the
There are great improvements through medicine, public health, and activities for elders. With excited expectations, elders deserve to be happy, confident, and hopeful for a joyful long life. Inside health promotions and disease prevention programs, there is an increasing priority for elders, their families and health care system that give encouraging, passionate, enthusiastic and a friendly atmosphere. Living wills and advance directives detail a person’s choices for end-of-life care. These documents speak loud about a person’s needs and wants when someone is not able to speak for themselves.
The one piece of information that will most likely affect my nursing practice will be to ensure I inquire about a caregiver’s emotional state and how he or she is coping. As an intensive care unit (ICU) nurse, I see firsthand how caregivers resume care at the hospital for his or her loved ones, even though there are health care professionals ready to take care of personal needs. It seems as if a caregiver does not know when to stop giving. A caregiver will at times, succumb under mounting challenges and tribulations at some point and will need support. For caregivers experiencing stress, self-help groups can be beneficial (Tabloski, 2014).
In My role as a DNP practice scholar, I will address the critical skills essential for translating the evidence-based care into practice with the aim of improving systems of care within the clinical setting (Vincent, Johnson, Velasquez, & Rigney, 2010). Besides, the practice competencies and research I will use the nursing skills to measure the outcomes of the affected population as well as communities. I will apply both clinical investigation and theory with affected individuals and families and implement nursing strategies to improve patient outcomes in nursing homes. I will achieve this by focusing on evidence-based practice, evaluation of results from nursing practices, and focusing on quality improvement (Vincent et al., 2010). As a DNP practice scholar, I will conduct research as a means of creating new knowledge within the nursing home clinical settings.
Planning Process I was fully prepared for this facilitation. I choose to present a scenario that shed light on the physically disabled community and highlighted the experiences of my client living at the Gage Transitions to Independent Living Centre. I preformed abundant research on this community and client in order to present a scenario that demonstrated evidence- based knowledge regarding the community, and educate my clinical group about this community. I designed discussion questions that would result in an ongoing conversation regarding the concepts of community nursing and the lived experiences of my client and those in the physically disabled community.
Griffiths et al (2014) stated that frustration is a common problem for nurses who are caring for people with dementia. I think that Margaret’s emotions were the biggest factor that influenced my feelings. The frustration on her face upset me as I desperately wanted to resolve the problem for her. However, part of the problem was me not allowing her to go home. Marquardt (2011) acknowledged that care for people with dementia is made more difficult in the hospital setting as the busy environment can disorientate them and leads to
Sharing of power and responsibility: respecting preferences and treating residents as partners in setting goals, planning care and making decisions about care, treatment or outcomes. Accessibility and flexibility: meeting the individual resident’s needs by being sensitive
Explore the factors which impact on care in today’s UK society Care is such a crucial part of our society today as we have an aging population where by more people are going to live longer due to the advances in medicine and scientific discoveries. However, there are many factors that affect how care is given in the UK as care givers our striving to meet expectations, regularities and maintain a certain level of care at all times. One of the factors that are impacting on care in today’s society is how short staffed hospitals and care homes are. The world population Is rapidly growing and it estimated to grow from the years 2000-2050 it is estimated that this world’s population over 60 will double from 11%-22%.
An elderly could live in a retirement center, nursing facility, or alone with relatives and be in good health or in bad health (Papalia, Feldman, & Martorell, 2012, pg. 541-542). Chronic illness and psychical change will be occurring during late adulthood yet, another focus will be psychological development, which is heavily influenced by the social environment in which one elderly lives and thus brings out the importance of finding good living arrangements. This is a huge factor in many other life stages as well. For instance, “the state of the job market may determine when offspring choose to leave home… [or] when we retire may depend on the provisions of our pension plan.
CHANGING CARE NEEDS THROUGH LIFE STAGES The aim of this assignment is to discuss in general the physical, intellectual, emotional and social development of a person in late adulthood. This will be completed by going through each heading and describing the different elements of each stage. Following that, I will compare *the norm* with a lady called Margaret.
Patients conceived being secured as privacy. Patients may not want to be seen in a place that might expose them during consultation or physical examination. They are expected to protect their private from other health care providers, patients or other people during consultation and physical examination. Patients expected that everything is about them and the health care provider. There is no need of interferences and being exposed from other sides.
It has been widely documented that around the last few decades, there has been a lot of awareness regarding the importance and recognition of practitioners of general medicine, community nurses as well as professionals who are involved in the primary health care of people belong to the urbanised city of Scotland. These groups of professionals have been found to provide integral support to patients who are almost in the verge of losing their lives in the hand of these practitioners and near and dear ones. On one side, while the care and support being rendered to the patients by the general practitioners gives them a sense of satisfaction and recognition which is above any materialistic reward, this becomes the primary reason why many people