Strong patient assessment skills are the backbone of safe, effective nursing care. From gathering thorough health histories to applying critical thinking, mastering these techniques improves outcomes ...

Q: We update the facility assessment annually. How can we use it to improve resident outcomes? A: Facility-wide assessments determine the resources necessary to care for residents competently. Yet ...

BOSTON - Patients hospitalized with advanced cirrhosis, a chronic and degenerative disease of the liver, are at increased risk of death. The tools currently used to assess that risk are limited in ...

A new competency-mapping-based instructional model for health assessment education integrates global nursing competency frameworks into a structured, progressive pathway. Drawing on international ...

Exploring how nurses can assess patients with suspected substance use problems, and how to approach interventions and treatment options with patients AbstractHamilton, I. (2009) Substance use 2: ...

Q: My brother seems to think that dad needs nursing home care, but I think assisted living makes better sense. Can you help us sort out the difference? A: Before you make a decision as to the most ...

Nursing assessments are taught thoroughly in nursing school and used at the bedside every day. Nurses use their senses to gather important information regarding the status of their patients. They are ...

On June 30, 2023, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) issued a notice to nursing home operators and administrators announcing that it will begin conducting assessments on July 10, 2023 of ...

Nearly 800 nursing homes closed between February 2020 and July 2024, displacing nearly 30,000 residents, according to a new report from the sector’s largest provider advocacy group. The American ...

Standard assessments that nurses already use to care for patients can be mined for data that significantly improve the ability to predict survival following liver transplantation and may help improve ...