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Nonpharmacological Management of Agitation in Hospitalized Patients with Late-Stage Dementia: A Pilot Study
jognonline.com — “ABSTRACT This article reports on the use of Simple Pleasures interventions to minimize agitation in hospitalized patients with late-stage dementia. The pilot project was not able to demonstrate stati” View full resource at jognonline.com
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From @JGNJournal, Nonpharmacological Management of Agitation in Hospitalized Patients with Late-Stage Dementia http://ow.ly/3RAcS
Fall Risk Assessment in Geriatric-Psychiatric Inpatients to Lower Events (FRAGILE)
jognonline.com — “ABSTRACT The objectives of this retrospective case-control study were to identify risk factors of falls in geriatric-psychiatric inpatients and develop a screening tool to accurately predict falls. T” View full resource at jognonline.com
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From @JGNJournal, Fall Risk Assessment in Geriatric-Psychiatric Inpatients to Lower Events (FRAGILE) http://ow.ly/3RA8d
Family Preparedness and End-of-Life Support Before the Death of a Nursing Home Resident
jognonline.com — “EXCERPT The death of a family member is a moment that matters. Family members of nursing home residents have reported difficulty recognizing the dying trajectory and being unprepared when death” View full resource at jognonline.com
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From @JGNJournal, Family Preparedness and End-of-Life Support Before the Death of a Nursing Home Resident http://ow.ly/3RA4u
An Invitation to a Conversation on Quality of Life in Dementia
jognonline.com — “EXCERPT Quality of life is arguably one of the most important treatment outcomes for people who have dementia. Literature is available that speaks to the importance of quality of life versus quantity” View full resource at jognonline.com
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From@JGNJournal, Quality of Life in Dementia http://ow.ly/3RA0U
Indicators of a New Depression Diagnosis in Nursing Home Residents
jognonline.com — “ABSTRACT Depression affects approximately 30% to 40% of nursing home residents but frequently goes unrecognized. Using the Missouri Minimum Data Set, we aimed to determine whether changes in clinical” View full resource at jognonline.com
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From @JGNJournal, Indicators of a New Depression Diagnosis in Nursing Home Residents http://ow.ly/3DOUa
Needs of Older Cancer Survivors in a Community Cancer Care Setting
jognonline.com — “ABSTRACT This study describes the unique supportive care needs and associated distress among older adults receiving cancer survivorship care in a community cancer center. The psychological and soci” View full resource at jognonline.com
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From @JGNJournal, Needs of Older Cancer Survivors in a Community Cancer Care Setting http://ow.ly/3DOSk
A Theory-Based Self-Care TALK Intervention for Family Caregiver-Nurse Partnerships
jognonline.com — “ABSTRACT Family caregivers need assistance with information, support, and advice from nurses and other health care professionals to successfully meet the demands of caregiving. Self-Care TALK (SCT) i” View full resource at jognonline.com
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From @JGNJournal, A Theory-Based Self-Care TALK Intervention for Family Caregiver-Nurse Partnerships http://ow.ly/3DOQA
Global Access to Aging Information and the Gerontology Healthy Ageing Portal
jognonline.com — “ABSTRACT Nursing, gerontology, and information communications technologies (ICT) are well positioned to influence gerontological health system development by promoting global access to evidence-based” View full resource at jognonline.com
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From @JGNJournal, Global Access to Aging Information and the Gerontology Healthy Ageing Portal http://ow.ly/3DONF
Vitamin D: The Vitamin of the Decade
jognonline.com — “ABSTRACT There is growing awareness and evidence that vitamin D plays a pivotal role in maintaining health beyond its major biological function of enhancing calcium absorption and improving bone mine” View full resource at jognonline.com
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From @JGNJournal, Vitamin D: The Vitamin of the Decade http://ow.ly/3DOLu
Looking in the Rearview Mirror: Is Evidence-Based Practice the Best We Can Do?
jognonline.com — “EXCERPT Adoption of evidence into practice is now a standard for gerontological nursing, and an ever-growing body of research is available for use in designing practice. When used appropriately,” View full resource at jognonline.com
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From @JGNJournal, Looking in the Rearview Mirror: Is Evidence-Based Practice the Best We Can Do? http://ow.ly/3DOIW
Communication Between Nurses and Unlicensed Assistive Personnel in Nursing Homes: Explicit Expectations
jognonline.com — “ABSTRACT Effective communication is at the core of quality improvement efforts. This study identified and explored the written guidelines for what, how, and when nurses and unlicensed assistive p” View full resource at jognonline.com
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From @JGNJournal, Communication Between Nurses and Unlicensed Assistive Personnel in Nursing Homes http://ow.ly/3zYm2
CPR Decision Making and Older Adults: Clinical Implications
jognonline.com — “ABSTRACT Originally developed in 1960 as an emergency intervention for individuals who unexpectedly went into cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is now in widespread use. With bro” View full resource at jognonline.com
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From @JGNJournal, CPR Decision Making and Older Adults: Clinical Implications http://ow.ly/3zYeW
Life History Collages: Effects on Nursing Home Staff Caring for Residents with Dementia
jognonline.com — “ABSTRACT This study evaluated the effects of person-centered life history collages on nursing staff knowledge about individual residents living with dementia and staff perceptions of individualized c” View full resource at jognonline.com
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From @JGNJournal, Life History Collages: Effects on Nursing Home Staff Caring for Residents with Dementia http://ow.ly/3zVKl
Optimal Screening Cut-Off Points for Renal Impairment in Rural Korean Older Adults Taking Medications
jognonline.com — “ABSTRACT The purpose of this descriptive, cross-sectional study was to identify the optimal cut-off point of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) using the area under the receiver operating ch” View full resource at jognonline.com
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From @JGNJournal, Optimal Screening Cut-Off Points for Renal Impairment in Rural Korean Older Adults Taking Medications http://ow.ly/3zVIm
Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Older Adults with Venous Leg Ulcer Pain
jognonline.com — “ABSTRACT Chronic pain management is an important, and often underaddressed, component in the care of older adults with venous leg ulcers (VLUs). Clinicians caring for older adults with VLUs must cons” View full resource at jognonline.com
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From @JGNJournal, Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Older Adults with Venous Leg Ulcer Pain http://ow.ly/36qhZ
