Related Experiment Videos
Clinical update on nursing home medicine: 2012
Barbara J Messinger-Rapport1, Dulce M Cruz-Oliver, David R Thomas
1Section of Geriatric Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
|July 20, 2012
Summary
This clinical update covers essential nursing home care topics, including hypertension management, dementia care, peripheral arterial disease, and Clostridium difficile treatment. It also addresses probiotics, frailty, and fall prevention strategies for improved patient outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Geriatrics
- Internal Medicine
- Clinical Pharmacy
Background:
- Nursing home care requires continuous updates on managing common and complex conditions.
- Evidence-based practices are crucial for optimizing health outcomes in elderly residents.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide a clinical update on key areas of nursing home care.
- To summarize current best practices for managing specific health issues in this population.
Main Methods:
- Review of current literature and clinical guidelines.
- Synthesis of information on selected topics relevant to nursing home residents.
Main Results:
- Guidance on hypertension management in older adults.
- Considerations for antidepressant use in dementia.
- Updates on peripheral arterial disease diagnosis and treatment.
- Role of probiotics in prevention and treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea.
- Strategies for addressing frailty and preventing falls.
Conclusions:
- Comprehensive management of common conditions is vital in nursing homes.
- Interdisciplinary approaches enhance care for complex geriatric syndromes.
- Staying abreast of clinical updates improves the quality of care for nursing home residents.
Related Concept Videos
01:15Drug Dosing: Geriatric Patients
Elderly individuals encompass a diverse population with varying degrees of age-related physiological changes. Defining the elderly presents challenges, as the geriatric population is often arbitrarily categorized as individuals older than 65. However, many individuals in this group lead active and healthy lives, with an increasing number surpassing 85 years and falling into the older elderly category. Physiological changes associated with aging impact performance capacity and homeostatic...
01:29Documentation in Long-Term and Home Healthcare Setting
Documentation in long-term care facilities and home healthcare settings is crucial for ensuring continuous, coordinated, and comprehensive care for patients. Each setting has its specific documentation processes and tools:
Long-Term Care Facilities
Long-Term Care Facilities
01:19Standards of Care II
Nurses bear specific legal responsibilities under several federal statutes, including:
01:28Current Trends in Nursing I
Current trends in nursing include:
01:27Pharmacodynamics in Geriatric Patients: Effects of Age
Age-related pharmacokinetic changes are extensively documented, but understanding age-related pharmacodynamic alterations is relatively limited. This knowledge gap can be partly attributed to the complexity of developing appropriate measures of drug responses compared to bioanalytical methods for determining drug concentrations.Most information regarding age-related differences in human pharmacodynamics originates from cross-sectional studies. However, these studies assume that observed mean...
01:30Pneumonia V: Nursing management and Prevention
Nursing management of pneumonia involves promoting airway patency, facilitating rest and conserving energy, encouraging fluid intake, maintaining nutrition, and educating patients.
The nurse must practice strict medical asepsis and adhere to infection control guidelines to minimize healthcare-associated infections.
Enhance airway patency
Position the patient correctly to facilitate drainage of the affected lung segments. Manual or mechanical percussion and vibration can also be employed.
The nurse must practice strict medical asepsis and adhere to infection control guidelines to minimize healthcare-associated infections.
Enhance airway patency
Position the patient correctly to facilitate drainage of the affected lung segments. Manual or mechanical percussion and vibration can also be employed.