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Nursing Home Administration: Fifth Edition
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 362.16068
EAN: 9780826153944
Edition: 5
ISBN: 0826153941
Label: Springer Publishing Company
Manufacturer: Springer Publishing Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 688
Publication Date: December 07, 2007
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Studio: Springer Publishing Company
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Editorial Review:"The book in its first four editions is a classic in the field, representing a 'gold standard.'"--James H. Swan, PhD, Department of Applied Gerontology, University of North Texas
Like its very successful predecessors, this highly readable new edition contains the knowledge essential to prepare for licensure and employment as a nursing home administrator. The author uses the format of the licensing examination and the guidelines of the National Association of Boards of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators as the basis for the text. The fifth edition has been extensively updated and revised to reflect the wealth of new legislation and regulations passed since the publication of the last edition in 2002; offers compelling new information on a wide array of topics, and adds several expanded sections.
New to the Fifth Edition: MANAGEMENT:
- Major emphasis on the current state or federal regulations and their impacts on the nursing home industry
- 2006 industry data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
- A series of trend analyses for years 1993, 1999 and 2006
- Updates of Quality measures used by CMS
- Inclusion of numerous websites important to long term care which facilitate the reader exploring various topics in more depth
- Section on the acronyms currently in use in the long term care industry
- Scope and Severity grid now included in text
HUMAN RESOURCES:
- Trend data for 1993, 1999, 2006 in each of departmental areas of the nursing facility
- Expanded treatment of the nursing department functions
- New diet data
FINANCE:
- New risk management data
New Sections on:
- Corporate Compliance
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
ENVIRONMENT:
- More in-depth analysis of the possible impacts on the Baby Boomer generation on the nursing facility
- Updated section on major organizations in the long term care field
- New Medicare Plan D section
- Updated information on the various government acts and unionization data
- New Life Safety Code section: 2000 Life Safety Code (replacing the earlier version used in previous editions of the text)
RESIDENT CARE:
- Updated drug lists
- Updated information on prevalence and incidences of diseases among the aging
- Updated levels of disability data to June 2006
NEW SECTIONS: - Distinguishing Delirium from Dementia
- Distinguishing between Psychosis and Agitation
- GERD
- Glycemic control
- Hand washing data
EXPANDED SECTIONS:
- Decubitus ulcers
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Depression
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - DONT BOTHER
As stated in the other reviews, I found this book totaly out dated. Numerous typos, organization in some areas > what a mess. If Allen had spent 1/2 the time on the prefixes, suffixes, and abreviations > (which some I as a nurse of 25 yrs have never seen nor heard)and worked more on Life Saftey Code and Administrative Duties - we would all be happier.
Rating:  - WORST.BOOK.EVER!!
This tome, which is unfortunately required by most states as the core text for AIT programs, is a big stinking pile of horse manure. Information imparted here is horribly outdated and doesn't appear to have revised since at least the early 80s. It bothers me that Allen pretends to be either a nurse or a doctor in the section on resident health issues when he is in fact neither. I am also confused as to why so much of the chapters on government regulation focus on ADA while there is virtually nothing ... Read More
Rating:  - CAN YOU SAY "TYPO"
I'll be short and sweet about this. So you wanna be an LNHA, I suggest you get a hold of a lot more reading material than just this book. James Allen should be ashamed of his publisher -- there are millions of typos in it, and it is written straight out of the mind of a PH.D.
The book is very convoluted, but does contain much needed information you'll have to have for the NAB test. So too, you should buy the NAB book, along with a book by Hacker. Get ready to take a loan out, these books ... Read More
Rating: - A core book, with a'lot of problems.............
I'm a few short weeks away from taking the NAB exam to become a licensed nursing facility administrator. This book was the core text for the 5 courses required for licensure (at least it was where I attended, anyway.....to be more specific, it was the only textbook required for all 5 courses) - - a little disturbing when you think about it.
The book is so ripe with typos, it gets to be absolutely laughable......completely unacceptable. The trick, I'm told, to using this book and passing the ... Read More
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