Quality Assurance in Rehabilitation Nursing


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Now you can save months of time developing a quality assurance program on your own. With Quality Assurance in Rehabilitation Nursing, you'll find it easy to set up, implement, monitor, and evaluate a QA program specific to rehabilitation. All stages of the process are covered, with sample forms, questionnaires, and charts you can photocopy and use or adapt to your facility.




Improving the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes


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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.







Improving Quality


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Nursing Quality Assurance


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Standards of Rehabilitation Nursing Practice


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"This 1986 revision of those standards is again a joint effort of ANA and ARN. It's intent is to reflect the changes within the profession of nursing described in Nursing: a social policy statement, published by ANA in 1980, as well as changes in the area of rehabilitation nursing since 1977, articulated by ARN in three recent documents: Philosophy of rehabilitation nursing, Scope and practice for rehabiliation nursing practice, and Conceptual framework for rehabilitation nursing practice."--Page 1




Rehabilitation Nursing Procedures Manual


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Provides rehabilitation nurses and nurse managers with a complete, well-organized, easy-to-use collection of field-tested procedures covering all major aspects of rehabilitation nursing. the manual will be useful for training and orienting staff, evaluating staff performance, establishing and implementing standards for quality assurance purposes, as a reference for staff nurses carrying out an unfamiliar procedure, and as a legal document describing acceptable and appropriate care in the event of a lawsuit.




Quality Assurance


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An outline of some of the most commonly used methods for assuring the quality of care and their advantages and disadvantages aimed at assisting the charge nurse or ward sister choose the most appropriate measuring tool for his or her clinical area.




Quality Assurance for Home Health Care


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Quality Assurance for Home Health Care provides the facts home health care professionals need to understand, design, and support an effective QA program. it is recommended for purchase in Nursing Outlook, The official journal of the American Academy of Nursing.




Quality Assurance for Long-term Care


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Here is a complete 'how-to' kit for a comprehensive quality improvement program. This practical resource presents concise background information on QA and addresses the unique requirements in long-term care. it supplies everything you need including ready-made forms you can use as is or modify to fit your needs.