Nursing practice implications are expanded with additions of the latest sleep pattern questions on the patient history portion of a nursing assessment. These questions provide opportunities for nurses ...

Exploring how nurses can assess patients with suspected substance use problems, and how to approach interventions and treatment options with patients AbstractHamilton, I. (2009) Substance use 2: ...

How to use the holistic nursing assessment to assess for frailty in older people and ensure their clinical needs are met. Abstract There is no gold standard tool to identify older frail patients and ...

The 2026 U.S. News Best Nursing Homes proprietary ratings feature a significant methodology update, expanding both the ...

The N-KICS tool (Nursing-Kids Intensity of Care Survey) is the first pediatric-specific tool designed to describe the intensity of nursing care for children with CMC. Recent medical advances have ...

U.S. News & World Report recently released its list of the best nursing homes, issuing ratings on a five-point scale, with ...

Hospitalizations of frail nursing home residents can result in higher costs, complications, and death. Fifteen percent of long-term nursing home residents are hospitalized in any given six-month ...