"The Long-Term Care Director of Nursing Field Guide, Second Edition" is packed with practical, need-to-know resident care information, essential policies and procedures, and vital regulatory and safety requirements specific to long-term care. This bestseller pays particular attention to hot-button issues such as pain, pressure ulcers, medication administration, infection control, hydration, and nutrition.

Packed with essential and easy-to-use materials, this bookcovers issues such as quality assurance, finance and budgeting, reimbursement, and staffing concerns in simple, easy-to understand terms.

194 pages and CD. Includes FREE 2019 MDS Assessment Scheduling Calendar. Current with all RAI Manual Updates, PDPM updates, Surveyor Guidelines and Federal Regulatory Changes. Comprehensive manual for the new or experienced Director of NursingAll the essential information on Staffing, Resident Care, Quality Assurance, MDS Essentials, Nursing Policy and Procedure, Long Term Care Regulations, Survey Protocols. Forms in the Director of Nursing book and on the CD for Nursing budget, Staffing, Scheduling, Employee records, Staff education, Quality assurance audits, Infection control. Includes 23 Skilled Charting Guidelines. This Director of Nursing book aims to give all of the basic information a long term care Director of Nursing needs today. For the experienced Director of Nursing it provides a good reference for long term care regulations, standards, and laws. The forms included in the Director of Nursing book can greatly expedite job performance. Information is given on organizing the job, managing resident care, staffing, and quality assurance issues.For the new Director of Nursing, or the nurse aspiring to that position, the book outlines all of the major responsibilities of the job. Applicable federal regulations are quoted in each chapter, and forms are throughout the book. Forms and care plans have been updated to ensure compliance with the change to MDS 3.0 and with all of the federal regulations and guidelines updated during the past year.All of the forms and nursing care plans in the Director of Nursing book are included on the CD so they can be saved to a computer whenever needed. By adding or deleting entries, the forms and care plans can be made resident specific.

"The pages of this toolbox will be dog-eared from use. No more excuses! This works!"---Rose Marie Fagan, Co-founder and Founding Executive Director, Pioneer Network --

This is the best reference book for activity directors working in long-term care, assisted living, and adult day programs and the most popular text for training new professionals. This book is down to earth, easy to understand, and comprehensive enough to answer your difficult questions about working with different resident groups, meeting standards, working with team and family members, and managing your department. It lets you see how all the parts of your facility can fit together to make an empowering, healthful, person-centered environment for everyone. It shows you how to provide care that satisfies, and even exceeds, health care regulations. And it gives you suggestions on how to stay sane, at least most of the time. Great reference book with many excellent activities and reproducible forms! The sixth edition includes information about MDS 3.0 and more details on successful person-centered programming in the information age.

The Future of Nursing explores how nurses' roles, responsibilities, and education should change significantly to meet the increased demand for care that will be created by health care reform and to advance improvements in America's increasingly complex health system. At more than 3 million in number, nurses make up the single largest segment of the health care work force. They also spend the greatest amount of time in delivering patient care as a profession. Nurses therefore have valuable insights and unique abilities to contribute as partners with other health care professionals in improving the quality and safety of care as envisioned in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enacted this year. Nurses should be fully engaged with other health professionals and assume leadership roles in redesigning care in the United States. To ensure its members are well-prepared, the profession should institute residency training for nurses, increase the percentage of nurses who attain a bachelor's degree to 80 percent by 2020, and double the number who pursue doctorates. Furthermore, regulatory and institutional obstacles-including limits on nurses' scope of practice-should be removed so that the health system can reap the full benefit of nurses' training, skills, and knowledge in patient care. In this book, the Institute of Medicine makes recommendations for an action-oriented blueprint for the future of nursing.

The decade ahead will test the nation's nearly 4 million nurses in new and complex ways. Nurses live and work at the intersection of health, education, and communities. Nurses work in a wide array of settings and practice at a range of professional levels. They are often the first and most frequent line of contact with people of all backgrounds and experiences seeking care and they represent the largest of the health care professions. A nation cannot fully thrive until everyone - no matter who they are, where they live, or how much money they make - can live their healthiest possible life, and helping people live their healthiest life is and has always been the essential role of nurses. Nurses have a critical role to play in achieving the goal of health equity, but they need robust education, supportive work environments, and autonomy. Accordingly, at the request of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, on behalf of the National Academy of Medicine, an ad hoc committee under the auspices of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine conducted a study aimed at envisioning and charting a path forward for the nursing profession to help reduce inequities in people's ability to achieve their full health potential. The ultimate goal is the achievement of health equity in the United States built on strengthened nursing capacity and expertise. By leveraging these attributes, nursing will help to create and contribute comprehensively to equitable public health and health care systems that are designed to work for everyone. The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity explores how nurses can work to reduce health disparities and promote equity, while keeping costs at bay, utilizing technology, and maintaining patient and family-focused care into 2030. This work builds on the foundation set out by The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health (2011) report.

Annotation 40 Essential In-Services for Long-Term Care: In-Services for Long-Term Care: Education for Frontline StaffKelly Papa, MSN, RN40 Essential In-Services for Long-Term Care: In-Services for Long-Term Care: Education for Frontline Staff is composed of 40 in-service training lessons that help facilities comply with CMS requirements to deliver in-service training for their certified nursing assistants and all frontline staff. The in-services included in this book cover the most essential topics in long-term care and correlate with CMS initiatives, including Alzheimer's and dementia care, infection control F-tags, restorative care, and HIPAA. Each in-service is prescriptive in how to conduct lessons, provides concrete learning activities, and includes a post-lesson test to verify staff comprehension along with a certificate of completion to document participant training hours.This book enables long-term care facilities to:Provide a wide variety of quality, easy-to-access in-service education for CNAs and frontline staffKeep the level of facility education consistent for frontline staffCheck the competency of floor staff for each in-serviceEnsure in-services are linked to quality care and in line with QAPI committee measurementsAddress deficiencies in infection control, QAPI, competency management, etc.This resource provides:More than a year's worth of training to satisfy CMS requirementsPractical education for nursing staff on the important long-term care topics that impact their work dailyTime-saving guidance for educators on conducting lessonsDownloadable learning activities, games, and quizzes to modify or use as you wishPost-lesson tests to validate comprehension Certificates of completion to document staff training hoursTable of Contents:Resident EducationArthritisHIPAATube Feeding and Oral CareCommunicationDysphasiaMultiple SclerosisParkinson's DiseaseProfessionalism and AccountabilityCultural DiversityKidney DiseaseReadmissionsEthicsCaring for CathetersAmputee CareAssistive DevicesAlzheimer'sAbuse and NeglectBehavior ManagementBloodborne PathogensDementiaDepressionDiabetesEnd of LifeHeart ComplicationsIncontinence and ConstipationInfection ControlMalnutrition and DehydrationMental IllnessNutritionStroke and SeizuresSkin CareVital SignsOxygen TrainingPain ManagementPersonal CarePsychosocial IssuesRange of MotionRespiratory Disorders.

The field of long-term care is experiencing significant growth and near-constant change. Older adults and people with disabilities today make up a larger segment of society than ever before, with this shift in demographics comes an increased demand for long-term services and supports. This introductory book examines the various dimensions of long-term care and explores the facets of management essential to success in this evolving environment.