Nursing homes

new paradigm in health care delivery includes three integrated models of care that are patient centered spanning across the continuum [American Nursing Association, 2010 (ANA)]. The care models include the accountable acre organization (ACO), patient centered medical home (PCMH) and nurse managed health clinics (NMHC). In response to the PPACA, nursing is looking to provide…

their freedom in order to gain the benefits of functioning collectively as a group. I decided to test this theory by observing some of the staff members of a nursing home who are attending a meeting to come up with specific solutions for each residents’ weight loss problem. Every week the same staff members, which include the director of nursing, two unit managers, the dietary manager, and the dietician, meet to review the weights of all patients and, more…

Nursing can be a rewarding and satisfying career choice. One of the many benefits of being a nurse is that there are a wide variety of categories & divisions of nursing to choose from such as, long term care nursing, pediatric nursing, critical care nursing and emergency care nursing to name a few, among many other specialty areas. Long Term Care Nursing specializes in caring for the elderly patient. Nurses that work in nursing homes often times are responsible for the total well-being of…

Historical Perspective of Nursing Nursing has become one of the world’s most evolving careers. Nurses devote their lives to taking care of patients that are sick or had a chronic illness. In ancient times, there were no professional nurses. Patients had to be taken care of in the homes of those in the community and were brought to temples for healing. Care of the sick were often viewed as an act of charity and women were usually given the task of nursing. Due to many religious beliefs, as…

Administrators is to serve as an aide for individual behavior in the act of the calling. The South Carolina Board of Long Term Health Care Administrators perceives the obligation of the Administrator under the watchful eye of the inhabitants of nursing homes and group private consideration offices (Thomas, Jefferson & Lasserson, 2013). Keeping in mind the end goal to advance the most astounding nature of execution in the act of LTHC Administration, the Board has built up the accompanying basic…

There are many ways in which a nursing student may become successful within their studies. As a nursing student in the RDPN program, the following skills will help me obtain success in my studies. I have accessed three main topics to support the ongoing success for students within the RDPN program; self-reflection, prioritization and motivation these skills will support myself to be an effective nursing student within the RDPN program. Students should prepare themselves with study skills, to be…

Nursing embodies many of the qualities I aspire to be as person, someone who is dedicated, caring and compassionate. I see nursing as a very honourable profession which I have admired from a young age. I know as a trained nurse it would be my duty and privilege to promote the health and well-being of others, be an advocate for the care of patients and loved ones, facilitate healing and alleviate any pain and suffering. This respect for nursing grew from witnessing how the profession care for my…

The nursing profession takes a substantial tole on the individuals health. As nursing students, in order to gain an understanding of the impact this profession has on biopsychosocial spiritual wellbeing, we must examine the experiences of nurses and the challenges they endure. Biopsychosocial spiritual wellbeing includes the five domains of overall health in an individual; environmental, emotional, mental, social, and spiritual (Potter, Perry, Stockert, & Hall, 2014). Environmental factors of…

what to do with their aging loved ones. More and more of them are hiring in home care agencies to take care of the needs of elder family members. And there are several good reasons for the rise in popularity of these agencies. One of the big reasons for the popularity of in home elder care/assisted living agencies is their flexibility. While nursing homes generally only offer one treatment plan-round the clock care, an in home senior care agency can customize a plan around the needs of the…

Nursing was not considered a practical job for a young lady. Taking care of the sick, poor, and dying was thought of as a dirty job. Until Florence Nightingale came along and started the modern nursing program. Historically, nursing has had many changes, from the role nurses played. One change is the gradual increase in the required knowledge base and the licensing to practice nursing. Unlike the past where there was little to no training and no supervision, today nursing has changed to be…