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The experience of being listened to: a qualitative study of older adults in long-term care settings.

Published in Journal of gerontological nursing

The experience of being listened to for older adults living in long-term care facilities was explored using a qualitative descriptive method outlined in Parse (2001), with the human becoming theory as the theoretical framework. The themes that emerged from this study--Nurturing Contentment, Vital Genuine Connections, and Deference Triumphs Mediocri...

Conflict resolution styles: a comparison of assisted living and nursing home facilities.

Published in Journal of gerontological nursing

In this exploratory study, the authors investigated how interpersonal conflict is resolved in assisted living and nursing home facilities. In particular, the authors examined whether conflict resolution styles differed between type of facility and between residents and staff in each type of facility. Four focus groups were conducted--two with resid...

Legal issues in gerontological nursing. Part 1: Abuse and neglect of older adults.

Published in Journal of gerontological nursing

A limited look at falls.

Published in Journal of gerontological nursing

Relaxing music at mealtime in nursing homes: effects on agitated patients with dementia.

Published in Journal of gerontological nursing

Agitation in individuals with severe cognitive impairment is a significant problem that affects care and overall quality of life. Building on research conducted by Goddaer and Abraham (1994), this quasi-experimental study proposed that relaxing music played during meals would exert a calming effect and decrease agitated behaviors among nursing home...

Studies of rural elderly individuals: merging critical ethnography with community-based action research.

Published in Journal of gerontological nursing

A model to help reduce health disparities in vulnerable populations is used in this study with Hispanic migrant farm workers in Colorado and multicultural rural older adults in southwestern New Mexico.

Innovation in bladder assessment: use of technology in extended care.

Published in Journal of gerontological nursing

Nursing homes are required to conduct a comprehensive assessment and screening of residents with urinary incontinence (UI) and indwelling catheter upon admission, and if there is a change in cognition, physical ability, or urinary tract function (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services [CMS], 2005). The desired goal is to improve the quality of ...

The benefits of cholinesterase inhibitors: managing the behavioral and neuropsychiatric symptoms of Alzheimer's disease....

Published in Journal of gerontological nursing

Pharmacological treatment can be helpful to improve cognition, functional ability, and behavior symptoms in older adults with Alzheimer's disease, resulting in reduced caregiver burden, delayed nursing home placement, and reduced health care costs.

A Christmas Carol revisited--nursing's past, present, and future.

Published in Journal of gerontological nursing

Effectiveness of outpatient geriatric assessment programs: exploring caregiver needs, goals, and outcomes.

Published in Journal of gerontological nursing

In this study, the authors examined the goals and outcomes of 141 caregivers of older adults with cognitive impairment who attended a comprehensive geriatric assessment program (CGA). The vast majority of caregivers expressed at least one assessment goal, suggesting that the concept was relevant to them. Most caregiver goals focused on patient need...