Assisted Living Nursing: A Manual for Management and Practice

This book is a comprehensive overview of both management activities and clinical competencies for assisted living nurses. The authors provide a theoretical framework for ethical assisted living nursing practice, but also provide practical decision-making models for management, guidance on time management and resource utilization, and information on risk management. This title covers such topics as: ethical nursing practice, human relations (communication, performance evaluation, etc.); conflict resolution; regulatory oversight; admission-retention-transfer-discharge assessment; palliative and hospice care principles; and, rehabilitation/restorative nursing.