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JAMDA
May 21, 2021
POLST Is More Than a Code Status Order Form: Suggestions for Appropriate POLST Use in Long-Term Care
POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) is a medical order form used to document preferences about cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), medical interventions such as hospitalization, care in the intensive care unit, and/or ventilation, as well as artificial nutrition. Programs based on the P...
JAMDA
April 17, 2015
The Influence of Organizational Context on Best Practice Use by Care Aides in Residential Long-Term Care Settings
This study assessed individual and organizational context (work environment) factors that influence use of best practices by care aides (nursing assistants) in nursing homes. Little scientific attention has been focused on understanding best practice use in nursing homes and almost none on care aides. ...
Spotlight
August 23, 2023
Buprenorphine and Substance Use Disorder in PALTC
The statistics regarding substance use disorders are frightening. On a special AMDA On-The-Go podcast, Sabine von Preyss-Friedman, MD, FACP, CMD, said, “In 2022 alone, the U.S. saw 109,000 deaths from drug overdoses, and Washington state has seen a 20% increase.” The good news, she said, is that effective ...
JAMDA
February 25, 2016
Pressure Ulcer Reduction Begins with Appropriate Screening
JAMDA
February 25, 2016
Successful Reduction of Sliding Scale Insulin
JAMDA
September 3, 2021
Reduction in Fear of Physical Activity Among Older Persons With Coronary Artery Disease by Physical Therapist–Assisted Exercise: A Randomized Trial
Caring for the Ages
June 28, 2017
Education on Basics Results in Significant CAUTI Reduction, Cost Savings
JAMDA
September 30, 2015
Intensity and Types of Physical Exercise in Relation to Dementia Risk Reduction in Community-Living Older Adults
To systematically examine the amount and type of physical exercise that might reduce the future risk of dementia in community-living older people.
JAMDA
February 23, 2017
Reduction of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) – Back to Basics
