Improving Care in the Nursing Home Comprehensive Reviews of Clinical Research [Paperback]

This volume provides systematic reviews of the state of clinical and health services research, in particular patient-care problem areas pertinent to nursing homes. Each chapter defines progress on a specific nursing home clinical problem and provides a critical synthesis and review of research information. Topics covered include: medication use; infection control; pressure ulcers; falls; urinary incontinence; and behavioural problems.This volume provides systematic reviews of the state of clinical and health services research, in particular patient-care problem areas pertinent to nursing homes. Each chapter defines progress on a specific nursing home clinical problem and provides a critical synthesis and review of research information. Topics covered include: medication use; infection control; pressure ulcers; falls; urinary incontinence; and behavioural problems.Introduction - Laurence Z Rubenstein and Darryl Wieland
Clinical Research in the Nursing Home
Rehabilitation in the Nursing Facility - Catherine Gill, Janet A Howells and Elizabeth H Hoffman
Improving Medication Use in the Nursing Home - Bradley R Williams, John F Thompson and Kenneth V Brummel-Smith
Infections and Infection Control - Santiago D Toledo et al
Pressure Ulcers in the Nursing Home - Dan R Berlowitz and Spencer van B Wilking
Assessment, Treatment, and Management of Urinary Incontinence in the Nursing Home - Joseph G Ouslander and John F Schnelle
A Review of Research on Common Bowel Problems in the Nursing Home - Cathy Alessi, Karen Linderborn and Cynthia T Henderson
Nutritional Problems in the Nursing Home Population - Adil A Abbasi et al
Opportunities for Clinical Interventions
Clinical Research on Falls in the Nursing Home - Laurence Z Rubenstein and Karen R Josephson
The Assessment and Control of Pain in the Nursing Home - Bruce Ferrell
The Management of Delãp