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Iatrogenesis In The Elderly. Impaired Skin Integrity, Lisa Skemp Kelley, Paula Mobily
Iatrogenesis In The Elderly. Impaired Skin Integrity, Lisa Skemp Kelley, Paula Mobily
Paula Mobily
Risk factors that contribute to pressure ulcer formation include immobility and inactivity, age, malnutrition, fecal and urinary incontinence, and a decreased level of consciousness. Gerontological nurses should collaborate with other health disciplines (eg, the physician, physical therapist, and dietitian) to plan and provide preventive treatment measures for the elderly person with potential for impaired skin integrity: pressure ulcers. Gerontological nurses must continue the development and refinement of tools with which to predict the degree of risk for impaired skin integrity, as well as use a consistent method of grading pressure ulcers.
Innovations In Geriatric Nursing Curricula: Experiences From The John A. Hartford Foundation Centers Of Geriatric Nursing Excellence, E. Souder, S. Kagan, L. Hansen, L. Macera, Paula Mobily, D. White
Innovations In Geriatric Nursing Curricula: Experiences From The John A. Hartford Foundation Centers Of Geriatric Nursing Excellence, E. Souder, S. Kagan, L. Hansen, L. Macera, Paula Mobily, D. White
Paula Mobily
No abstract provided.
The Willingness Of Family Members Of Critically Ill Adults To Learn The Coping Technique Of Imagery, D. Schweer, L. Hart, O. Glick, Paula Mobily
The Willingness Of Family Members Of Critically Ill Adults To Learn The Coping Technique Of Imagery, D. Schweer, L. Hart, O. Glick, Paula Mobily
Paula Mobily
Critical care nurses face the challenge of helping anxious families cope with the critical illness of one of their members. The purposes of this exploratory descriptive pilot study were to identify whether adult family members of surgical intensive care unit (SICU) patients were willing and able to learn imagery during the time of their family member's critical illness, and which factors facilitate the learning. Of the 139 persons invited, 26 (18.7%) indicated willingness to participate, but only 10 participants completed both learning sessions. All 10 subjects achieved increased relaxation with the imaging. Facilitators of their learning were the quiet environment, …
Young Nurse Clinician Programs: Geriatric, Pediatric, And Community Health, Mary Berg, S. Lehmann, Paula Mobily
Young Nurse Clinician Programs: Geriatric, Pediatric, And Community Health, Mary Berg, S. Lehmann, Paula Mobily
Paula Mobily
In most nursing programs, limited options exist beyond the required nursing curricula for students to continue career growth in a nursing specialty area at the undergraduate level. The authors describe the Young Nurse Clinician Programs, an innovative approach that provides individualized educational opportunities to select nursing students to promote leadership and foster interest in geriatric, pediatric, and community health nursing.
Iatrogenesis In The Elderly. Factors Of Immobility, Paula Mobily, Lisa Skemp Kelley
Iatrogenesis In The Elderly. Factors Of Immobility, Paula Mobily, Lisa Skemp Kelley
Paula Mobily
Mobility of elderly patients is a consequence of the interaction between factors including biological health, sensory-perceptual capacity, motor skills, cognitive capacity, and ego-strength; and environmental resources including physical and architectural features, medical regimens, institutional policies, resident and staff characteristics, and social support availability. Impaired mobility, whether self- or other-imposed, places the elderly at risk for a multitude of negative physiological and psychological consequences that can affect health, well-being, and quality of life. Understanding the basic mechanisms underlying the physiological and psychological consequences of immobility, the relative time-frame in which they can develop, and the concomitant changes associated with aging provides …
The Young Gerontological Nurse Clinician Program: An Innovative Geropsychiatric Nursing Recruitment Strategy, Janet Specht, Paula Mobily
The Young Gerontological Nurse Clinician Program: An Innovative Geropsychiatric Nursing Recruitment Strategy, Janet Specht, Paula Mobily
Paula Mobily
Historically, graduate nurses are not attracted to older adults or geriatric care. Innovative strategies, such as the Young Gerontological Nurse Clinician Program (YGNCP) initiated by the John A. Hartford Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence at the University of Iowa, are needed to promote geriatric nursing as a challenging and rewarding practice focus. The YGNCP, which provides early, positive, self-directed experiences for nursing students under the direction and supervision of faculty and expert clinical mentors, shows excellent potential for recruiting nurses to clinical and leadership positions in geriatric and geropsychiatric care.
Unit-Based Acute Confusion Resource Nurse: An Educational Program To Train Staff Nurses, C. Rapp, L. Onega, Toni Tripp-Reimer, Paula Mobily, B. Wakefield, M. Kundrat, J. Akins, K. Wadle, J. Mentes, Kennith Culp, J. Meyer, J. Waterman
Unit-Based Acute Confusion Resource Nurse: An Educational Program To Train Staff Nurses, C. Rapp, L. Onega, Toni Tripp-Reimer, Paula Mobily, B. Wakefield, M. Kundrat, J. Akins, K. Wadle, J. Mentes, Kennith Culp, J. Meyer, J. Waterman
Paula Mobily
Despite the high prevalence of acute confusion among elders and the importance of its early detection, there are few reports of systematic efforts to increase staff competence. This article describes the development and evaluation of an 8-hour educational program designed to prepare staff nurses to perform in a new role, the unit-based acute confusion Resource Nurse (ACRN). Pre- and posttest scores were obtained for the 80 registered nurses who participated in the program. Paired t tests showed that knowledge and confidence significantly increased for participants as a result of their participation in the educational program. This program can serve as …
Training Key To Job Satisfaction, Meridean Maas, Kathleen Buckwalter, Elizabeth Swanson, Paula Mobily
Training Key To Job Satisfaction, Meridean Maas, Kathleen Buckwalter, Elizabeth Swanson, Paula Mobily
Paula Mobily
No abstract provided.
An Examination Of Role Strain For University Nurse Faculty And Its Relation To Socialization Experiences And Personal Characteristics, Paula Mobily
Paula Mobily
The purpose of this study is to describe the degree of perceived role strain and the major sources of role strain in nurse faculty employed in major universities; and to explore the relationship between selected socialization experiences and personal characteristics and the degree of role strain experienced. The sample (N = 102) was comprised of full-time tenure track nurse faculty employed in major universities that offered National League for Nursing-accredited undergraduate and graduate programs in nursing, and were located in institutions classified as Research Universities I by the Carnegie Council on Policy Studies in Higher Education (1987). The majority of …
Staff Stress On An Alzheimer's Unit, Paula Mobily, Meridean Maas, Kathleen Buckwalter, Lisa Skemp Kelley
Staff Stress On An Alzheimer's Unit, Paula Mobily, Meridean Maas, Kathleen Buckwalter, Lisa Skemp Kelley
Paula Mobily
Nurses working with the elderly encounter many complex and potentially stressful care situations. Nowhere is this more true than for nursing home staff who work in highly demanding, labor- and client-intensive jobs. A number of factors contribute to the high levels of stress found among nurses who work with the elderly, including continual exposure to physical and emotional pathology and death, and conflict with families, co-workers, supervisors, and representatives from other departments or professions (Goldin, 1985; Klus, 1980). When the stress level in a long-term care facility becomes overwhelming, role conflict, ambiguity, poor self-esteem, and burnout may ensue (Goldin, 1985; …