Annotated Bibliography 1
McCloskey, Rose, et al. "How Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses and Resident Aides Spend Time in Nursing Homes: An Observational Study." International Journal Of Nursing Studies 52.9 (2015): 1475-1483. PsycINFO. Web. 31 Oct. 2016. McCloskey and her associates explain the different roles of certain nurses through their article, "How Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses and Resident Aides Spend Time in Nursing Homes: An Observational Study." The authors use observation in different nursing homes to conduct their research. They seek to bring attention to the overworked RNs and LPNs in order to spread out their workload and, in turn, providing their patients with the best care possible. This article is intended for those working in the nursing home industry and especially the supervisors. This document explains how some nurses can be overworked and tired while other nurses can be lazy either by choice or because they do not have as many jobs assigned to them. I can use this in my paper to add professional research to what I have already seen and experienced in the nursing home. I can prove that each nursing home has these issues, and not just the one that I am being exposed to. Overall, this document will prove extremely helpful. |
Annotated Bibliography 2
Phillips, Linda R., and Carolyn Ziminski. "The Public Health Nursing Role In Elder Neglect In Assisted Living Facilities." Public Health Nursing 29.6 (2012): 499-509. CINAHL Plus with Full Text. Web. 18 Jan. 2017 This article explains that the care of elderly in assisted living facilities has drastically declined and that these people deserve much better care than they are receiving. The authors asked many important questions and used interesting definitions, such as, “Three types of neglect were included: Environmental Neglect, an unsafe or unsanitary environment; Medical Neglect, delayed or inappropriate medical treatment, deprivation of health care services outside facility, or medication mismanagement; and Personal Neglect, failure to provide goods or services necessary to avoid physical harm, mental anguish, or mental illness.” (Phillips) Because of their careful study, they were able to conclude the fact that neglect and even abuse is real in the nursing home setting. |
Annotated Bibliography 3
Harrison, Jill, and Susan Frampton. "Resident-Centered Care In 10 U.S. Nursing Homes: Residents' Perspectives." Journal Of Nursing Scholarship 49.1 (2017): 6-14. CINAHL Plus with Full Text. Web. 14 Feb. 2017. This article dives into what true resident centered care (RCC) is and how the residents actually want to be treated. After interviewing many residents in different assisted living facilities the study shows, “The opportunity areas identified by residents were: improving response time, access to nature, and transparency around illness and death in the community” (Harrison). These seem incredibly simple, and these are easily attainable goals for our assisted living facilities. This study reveals what residents truly desire in their care. There are many potential quotes such as, “‘No one wants to grow up and live in a nursing home,’ explained a resident, age 89, that was interviewed as part of this project.” “‘It means that this is our home. You have to respect people when you go into their home. You have to knock and ask to come in, not just barge in the door. It means the girls [staff members] act like they are in our home because they are.’” I will be able to use many of the potential quotes from this article to show what residents of assisted living facilities truly desire. These quotes and this article is a credible source because it is from the Journal of Nursing Scholarship. Also, both authors have PhDs, and they work in an organization dedicated to person-centered care. I retrieved this document form Galileo, which is a credible source, and this article also has an extensive bibliography. Overall, this document will be a great source of information. |