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Title: Comparison of Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) and Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) on Fall Reduction in Nursing Home Residents
Author: Waldrop, My Linh
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Medical sciences
Description: Vitamin D has been proven to reduce fall rates by 15%-20% for nursing home residents. However, vitamin D is still not considered a standard for fall prevention due to vitamin D type and dosage not having been established in the literature. The pur...

Title: Comprehensive Health Assessment: Decreasing Preventive Care Gaps in Older Adults
Author: Wright, Georgetta
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Gerontology, Public health
Description: Less than 50% of adults aged 65 and older complete annual recommended preventive care. Preventive care is important since a major risk factor for cancer is aging. Colon cancer occurs in more than 70% of people aged 65 and older. The most common ca...

Title: Structured Interdisciplinary Rounds and Communication on a Geographic Medical Unit: A Pilot Study
Author: Wahab, Holly
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Communication, Medicine
Description: ABSTRACTIntroductionEffective, concise, and consistent communication is essential for safe, quality patient care. However, traditional models of physician rounding can result in gaps and delays in communication between team members involved in the...

Title: TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT HOW TO MANAGE HEART FAILURE PATIENTS IN LONG TERM NURSING CARE FACILITES
Author: Sullivan, Tiyika
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: Introduction: More than 40% of patients that are admitted to the hospital with HF exacerbations are discharged to LTC facilities. It is estimated that 50% of those patients are hospitalized within 90 days of going to a LTC facility, which may be a...