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Alzheimer's Residents' Cognitive And Functional Measures: Special And Traditional Care Unit Comparison, Elizabeth Swanson, Meridean Maas, Kathleen Buckwalter
Alzheimer's Residents' Cognitive And Functional Measures: Special And Traditional Care Unit Comparison, Elizabeth Swanson, Meridean Maas, Kathleen Buckwalter
Elizabeth A. Swanson
The aim of this field experiment was to compare the effects of a special care unit (SCU) on residents with Alzheimer's disease (AD) who lived on the SCU and on traditional (integrated) nursing home units. Twenty-two subjects, 13 on the SCU and 9 on traditional integrated units were compared. Repeated measures ANOVA was used to assess differences between the two groups and within the groups over two bimonthly pretests and two bimonthly posttests. No significant differences on cognitive or functional abilities scores were evident for the groups and no significant differences were found over time. However, consistent with the prediction …
Most Frequent Nursing Diagnoses, Nursing Interventions, And Nursing-Sensitive Patient Outcomes Of Hospitalized Older Adults With Heart Failure: Part 1, C. Scherb, B. Head, Meridean Maas, Elizabeth Swanson, Sue Moorhead, D. Reed, D. Conley, M. Kozel
Most Frequent Nursing Diagnoses, Nursing Interventions, And Nursing-Sensitive Patient Outcomes Of Hospitalized Older Adults With Heart Failure: Part 1, C. Scherb, B. Head, Meridean Maas, Elizabeth Swanson, Sue Moorhead, D. Reed, D. Conley, M. Kozel
Elizabeth A. Swanson
PURPOSE: Rank and compare the 10 most frequently documented nursing diagnoses, interventions, and patient outcomes using NANDA International, Nursing Interventions Classification, and Nursing Outcomes Classification for care of patients with heart failure (HF). METHODS: A descriptive comparative multisite study of documented care for 302 older adults with HF. FINDINGS: There were four common nursing diagnoses, two interventions, and only three common outcomes across three sites. CONCLUSIONS: This and similar analyses of clinical nursing data can be used by nursing administrators and clinicians to monitor the quality and effectiveness of nursing care. IMPLICATIONS: Similar analyses may be used for continuing education, …