Nursing Home Administration e-bog

Sixth Edition Named a 2013 Doodys Essential Purchase!A detailed road map of essential knowledge for obtaining licensure and employment as a nursing home administrator, the Seventh Edition of this classic text is updated to reflect the 2014 National Association of Boards of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators (NAB) Domains of Practice. With more than 50 new topics, it comprehensively addresses all new regulations for managing a nursing facility along with a detailed overview of the skills and knowledge required to be a successful administrator. The Seventh Edition responds to the many changes that have recently occurred in the long-term care field. It provides a completely new Minimum Data Set 3.0 (MDS), 2015 Federal Requirements for Electronic Records, the new International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM), new Quality Measures, updated Instructions for Making Data as per the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, the impacts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and several new federal regulations.The Seventh Edition clearly describes what nursing home managers do, how they think, and how they lead. It breaks down the art of management into its basic tasksforecasting, planning, organizing, staffing, directing, controlling quality, innovating, and marketingand examines them in depth. The text pinpoints all of the separate components of nursing home administrationmanagement, human resources, team dynamics, conflict resolution, finance and business, industry laws and regulations, and patient careand describes how they fit together to form the coordinated activity set required of a successful nursing home administrator. Abundant real-life case studies, chapter objectives, and critical thinking questions greatly enhance learning. Mastering this text will prepare students to takeand pass with a depth of understandingthe nationally required NAB examination.New to the Seventh Edition:2014 updated NAB Domains of Practice: Management, Human Resources, Finance, Environment, and Resident CareIntroduces over 50 new topics including team dynamics, conflict resolution, and basic principles of nursing and social workVast changes wrought by new technology and patient dataNew information on safety and disaster preparednessUpdates signs and symptoms of abuse, neglect, and exploitationProvides new technology vocabularyReorganized for quick access to informationA completely new Minimum Data Set 3.0 (MDS)2015 Federal Requirements for Electronic RecordsInternational Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM)New quality measuresImpacts of the ACA on long-term careUpdated tables and figuresNew federal regulations for quality of care approaches for residents with dementia; additional medication issues; infection control; residents rights to establish advance directives; and defining unnecessary drugsKey Features:Provides in-depth coverage of all aspects of nursing home administrationIncludes current data on the field of long-term careReplete with real-life case studies, learning objectives, and critical thinking questionsFormatted according to licensing examination and guidelines of the National Association of Boards of Examiners of Nursing Home AdministratorsPrepares students for the nationally required NAB examAccompanying Instructors Manual