Volume 15 - Issue 10 - October, 2007 - ALTC
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Paula Lester, MD, and Tony Varghese, MD
Paula Lester, MD, and Tony Varghese, ...
We present a case of delirium in a nursing home resident who was ultimately determined to have suffered from a myocardial infarction. We review the diagnosis and mechanism of delirium. Atypical presentations of diseases commonly occur in the...
We present a case of delirium in a nursing home resident who was ultimately determined to have suffered from a myocardial infarction. We review the diagnosis and mechanism of delirium. Atypical presentations of diseases commonly occur in the...
We present a case of delirium in...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
09/05/2008
To the Editor, I am responding to an article, “End-of-Life Nursing Home Care: Resource Allocation and Ethics.”1 The section of this article relating to hospice in long-term care (LTC) really got my attention. I have had many experiences with...
To the Editor, I am responding to an article, “End-of-Life Nursing Home Care: Resource Allocation and Ethics.”1 The section of this article relating to hospice in long-term care (LTC) really got my attention. I have had many experiences with...
To the Editor, I am responding...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
09/05/2008
Donna Fick, PhD, APRN, BC, FGSA, and Lorraine Mion, PhD, RN, FAAN
Donna Fick, PhD, APRN, BC, FGSA, and ...
Best Practices in Nursing Care for Hospitalized Older Adults with dementia from The John A. Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing and the Alzheimer’s Association Issue Number D8, Revised 2007 Series Editor: Marie Boltz, MSN, APRN, BC, GNP...
Best Practices in Nursing Care for Hospitalized Older Adults with dementia from The John A. Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing and the Alzheimer’s Association Issue Number D8, Revised 2007 Series Editor: Marie Boltz, MSN, APRN, BC, GNP...
Best Practices in Nursing Care...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
09/05/2008
Linda Hiddemen Barondess,
Executive Vice-President
Linda Hiddemen Barondess,
Executive ...
As all of us in long-term care know well, the worsening shortage of direct-care workers is a serious problem. Recruiting and retaining nursing assistants, home health aides, and personal care aides is increasingly challenging. Exacerbating...
As all of us in long-term care know well, the worsening shortage of direct-care workers is a serious problem. Recruiting and retaining nursing assistants, home health aides, and personal care aides is increasingly challenging. Exacerbating...
As all of us in long-term care...
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09/05/2008
New Medicaid Law Requires Tamper-Resistant Prescription Pads Starting This Month
Doctors, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants will have to use special tamper- resistant prescription pads when writing prescriptions for Medicaid...
New Medicaid Law Requires Tamper-Resistant Prescription Pads Starting This Month
Doctors, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants will have to use special tamper- resistant prescription pads when writing prescriptions for Medicaid...
New Medicaid Law Requires...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
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My friend, a retired professional woman, receives a phone call from her physician.
“Good morning, Susan. I am sorry to tell you that your biopsy was positive.”
“Does that mean I have breast cancer?”
“Yes, I am afraid it does.”
“Thank...
My friend, a retired professional woman, receives a phone call from her physician.
“Good morning, Susan. I am sorry to tell you that your biopsy was positive.”
“Does that mean I have breast cancer?”
“Yes, I am afraid it does.”
“Thank...
My friend, a retired...
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Department
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Abstracts for the Geriatrics Practitioner
Abstracts for the Geriatrics Practitioner
Abstracts for the Geriatrics...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
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Ellen Brown, EdD, MS, ARNP, Robert M. Kaiser, MD, MHSc, FACP, and Zvi D. Gellis, PhD
Ellen Brown, EdD, MS, ARNP, Robert M....
Introduction Depression is twice as prevalent in the home healthcare service sector1 as in primary care,2 is persistent, and is associated with disability, medical illness, and pain. Unfortunately, only 12% of persons with major depression...
Introduction Depression is twice as prevalent in the home healthcare service sector1 as in primary care,2 is persistent, and is associated with disability, medical illness, and pain. Unfortunately, only 12% of persons with major depression...
Introduction Depression is twice...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
09/05/2008
Zachary J. Palace, MD, FACP
Zachary J. Palace, MD, FACP
An essential principle in the practice of geriatric medicine is the need to scrupulously and frequently review the patient’s current list of medications. The necessity for this practice cannot be overstated. Very frequently, the causes of a...
An essential principle in the practice of geriatric medicine is the need to scrupulously and frequently review the patient’s current list of medications. The necessity for this practice cannot be overstated. Very frequently, the causes of a...
An essential principle in the...
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09/05/2008
Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD
Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, ...
Medicare’s name change from the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) was meant to be more than simply a replacement of signage and stationary. It was meant to be a move to a new...
Medicare’s name change from the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) was meant to be more than simply a replacement of signage and stationary. It was meant to be a move to a new...
Medicare’s name change from the...
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