Nursing Home Staff Observation

Elderspeak is a common communication method that is used in nursing homes, acute care hospitals, and other settings where elders reside. It is also frequently used when we speak to older adults, regardless of the particular setting. This style of speech is characterized as being much slower, having an exaggerated intonation, elevated pitch and volume, greater repetitions, and incorporates a simpler vocabulary and grammar than normal adult speech. Research has shown that the speech pattern used typically with the elderly is based on stereotyping and myth as opposed to the reality of the aging process. A number of researchers have conducted studies where a brief educational program was designed to increase the awareness of Certified Nursing

This part of the assignment will evaluate the strategies used in health and social care. It will evaluate the pros and cons of communication and how they are used to overcome barriers to communication and interpersonal skills. Strategies are used in health and social care to give the service users the best possible chance of getting back to full health as soon as possible and provide on-going treatment or care into the future as and when it is no longer required. They are in place to promote independence and to make caring for someone as pleasant and easy experience for both staff and service user, and according to K.Bryan et al, ageing and mental health (2002) Studies suggest that a high proportion of older people in residential and nursing care have communication difficulties and there is some awareness of the need for staff training to allow effective communication to

Assessment 2 – Case Study Elements 4 & 5 - Part 1 – Alcohol Related Dementia - Korsakoff’s syndrome

As an LPN with over 15 years of experience, I have worked in alcohol and drug rehab; home health; nursing homes; psychiatric units; and in a hospital. Although nursing is rewarding no matter the setting, I found working with veterans to be one of the most rewarding personally. In the early part of my nursing career, I moved from Indiana to Tennessee and finally to my home state Kentucky due to family considerations, therefore I did not buy my first home until my early 40’s. Working in a nursing home is difficult physically and emotionally, but I was committed to my patients and I enjoyed my interactions with them. Off-time was spent with my mother and disabled son doing inexpensive activities and exploring our new community, because

The objective of the current study is to relate the covert observation five employees in a nursing home in which the writer resides to core course concepts such as empathy and altruism. The current author looks into how to examine egoism versus altruism, and how employment affects helping others. Employees of a nursing home must be attuned to the needs of the individual and must anticipate their needs, since so many nursing home residents are unable to ask for assistance. The employees of the nursing home were observed, keeping in mind that this type of employment should be approached in an altruistic manner. Altruism is defined as, “feeling and behavior that show a desire to help other people and a lack of selfishness” (Merriam, 2014, p. 1). For the purpose of this scenario, the five individuals observed are: (1) Bob – a nursing assistant; (2) Marie – a nursing assistant; (3) Carol – a Registered Nurse; (4) Christa – a registered nurse; and (5) Timothy – a Physical Therapist. The work of Rhodes,

An interested patient I had an encounter with this week. Was an older lady from a nursing home in a wheelchair, who was supported to go to hospital for surgery. I watch the tech work her up, then I stayed with her while she had her FA done. Then the DR came in and told her that her eye was doing better and that she didn't have to have surgery. Then the tech I was with went to call for transportation for her to go back to the nursing home. She couldn't get ahold of the transportation company so she took her up front and I volunteer to call them. While I was trying to call the transportation company for 10 minutes, and was on hold. I hear people in the waiting area saying some fall. So I put the phone down and told the lady and the front desk

With observation of past and current patient safety trends in the U.S. Health industry, it becomes apparent that there are a multitude of procedural errors which often lead to patient malpractice. Therefore, it is crucial to identify the various aspects into the causes of procedural errors and patient care malpractice. By analyzing this data, management may utilize the information in establishing patient safety initiatives for their respective establishment. In addition, by increasing public awareness of patient safety, it will prove to

This article is about the quality of life of residents in a nursing home as it relates to the staffing. The United States has approx. 16,100 nursing homes and 1.7 million elders live in those homes (Shin 2013). The number of elderly patients to enter nursing home are going to be on the rise. The quality of life is an important factor to look with the more people entering nursing homes.

For the past decade, my grandmother had been apart of the St. Joseph's Bluffs assistant for living in Jefferson City. Therefore, I would like to express my sincere and deep appreciation for the outstanding care the staff provided my grandmother in her last days. I would like to express how being outdoors and going places had an effect on my grandmother. I would like to show my thanks to Chaplain Mueller and the chapel inside the nursing home. I would also like to talk about my grandmother´s battle with Parken´s disease and how she managed to live all these years with the help of the nursing staff. I never realized how important is it to work on a nursing staff with high demands, until I experienced the nursing staff at St. Joseph's Bluffs.

Focus groups are organised, group discussions between group members and the researcher, and are most suitably used for exploring specific topics, on points of view, exploring attitudes and personal experiences in order to obtain data. In contrast to interviews that asks a specific set of questions. The role of the focus group researcher is essentially to steer the direction of group discussion or to provoke participation through further questioning when all seems flat. The researcher needs to collect data, during the discussion. Also, prevent an individual participant from dominating the discussion and encourage the more reserved participant. Finally the researcher must at all times ensure flexibility, objectiveness and empathy and analyse collected data for the report. According to Forsyth (2010, p. 130) Tuckmann and Jensen’s (1977) model of characteristics within a group, consist of four stages of process, the first or initial stage, ‘forming’ is when individuals within the group have not articulated any view and have little trust and no conflict is present, however, there is an element of apprehension. The second stage, ‘storming’ takes place as participants in the group start to become less apprehensive, more trustful and start to assess each other through subtle and not so subtle arbitration, exploring their

Imagine living in a nursing home. You would be stuck inside most of the day, and wouldn’t be able to take care of yourself. You’ll have people helping you with simple tasks, but you won’t have anyone to talk and interact with you much. You have some family that can visit you, but they won’t be able to visit everyday. Sometimes your family might not have the emotional strength to come everyday due to how bad your health conditions might be. If your family doesn’t visit, who else will? I believe in volunteering at nursing homes because someone needs to accompany the abandoned residents.

Elderspeak is a way of speaking to older persons. Elderspeak is characterized as condescending, with slowed rate, higher volume, simplified sentences, and emphasis on the most substantial elements of the sentence. When I had a job in Physical Therapy Department, I had experiences with older patients such as stroke, osteoarthritis, and facial palsy, etc. I had since experienced to identify the features of elderspeak. I had learned to change my attitude, and from that attitude the person’s language might appear the following features of elderspeak: speaking slowly, speaking loudly, using the pronouns “we,” “us,” and “our” in place of “you.” Also, I can speak about something happened in the old past, because they like to speak about it. During

This research will take place in the office of a nursing registry; this office is located on the third floor of a 30-floor multi-office building. Upon walking into the office, one immediately enters the main room, which leads to two other smaller rooms. The rooms have an overall similar layout but retain some important differences. For instance, in every room, desks are strategically angled toward the door, so that employees will immediately notice visitors who enter their office. The rooms, however, have some differences that are discussed later.

In response to congressional request concerning protection of nursing home residents and the responsiveness of government agencies to allegations of resident abuse, the United States General Accounting Office (GAO) conducted an investigation to examine the acts of alleged physical and sexual abuse committed by nursing home employees against nursing home residents. The study was conducted from years 1999 through 2000 in three states—Illinois, Georgia, and Pennsylvania. After reviewing documentation from state survey agencies of 158 physical and sexual abuse allegations, results concluded three major findings: allegations of physical and sexual abuse of nursing home residents frequently are reported late, few allegations of abuse are ultimately

Katrina Gilbert is a single mother, living paycheck to paycheck with her three children, Trent, Lydia, and and Brooklyn. Working as a Certified Nursing Assistant, making nine dollars and forty-nine cents. Separated from her husband Jeremy, Katrina now works day in and day out supporting herself, and her children. Spending most of her time taking care of the elderly at a nursing home.