Straight talk about the patient interview.
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Communication↗
Biomedical subjects
K Heery
Publications and source records attributed to K Heery.
Bridging the gap: how to build and implement an organization-wide competency-based performance system. Part II.
How does an agency develop and implement a competency-based performance system that is flexible and adaptable to changing government and regulatory expectations? With fewer resources and less time, how can home care nurse managers and agency executives comply with all of these external regulations and still run day-to-day operations? The following ideas build on the first portion of this article (October 2000 CARING) and will help agencies meet this challenge.
Community Health Nursing↗
Bridging the gap: how to build and implement an organization-wide competency-based performance system.
How does an agency develop and implement a competency-based performance system that is flexible and adaptable to changing government and regulatory expectations? With fewer resources and less time, how can managers comply with all these external regulations and still run day-to-day operations? The following ideas will help agencies meet this challenge.
Education, Continuing↗
Sandra was a rebellious teenager in a wheelchair.
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Adolescent↗
Eldercare. The challenge of the '90s.
The demands of caring for an aging parent can be great, especially when combined with career and other family responsibilities. As the population ages, however, eldercare will become increasingly more commonplace.
Activities of Daily Living↗
Getting high-risk infants out of the hospital.
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Female↗
Restoring childhood through rehabilitation.
Nine-year-old Alesha's symptoms began with tingling in her hands, and within a few months she could neither walk nor talk. Alesha has Wilson's disease, a rare genetic condition that results in a progressive buildup of copper in the body. Alesha lost 2 years of her life to Wilson's disease. This article focuses on the clinical and rehabilitation aspects of Wilson's disease and on the efforts to restore to Alesha the childhood the disease cost her. Nursing care for Alesha involved physiological, developmental, and restorative components, with special attention to the home pediatric rehabilitation program.
Adaptation, Psychological↗