Overview
This highly readable and successful 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 this text. The new edition contains updated or new material on: the use of computer networks and client server architecture; theories of aging; major organizations in long term care with website addresses ; the use of restraints; extensive data from the first ever national federal database on nursing facilities deficiency patterns from 1993-1999; first time information on the number of special care beds; new total nursing hour per resident day data; percent of chain-owned and hospital-owned nursing facilities; percent of residents with dementia; and more!
In conjunction with its supplement, The Licensing Exam Review Guide for Nursing Home Administration, this text has helped thousands of students become licensed nursing home administrators.
Management, personnel, finance & business, patient & resident care, environmental law & regulation, etc.
Synopsis
An introduction to the practice of nursing home administration, organized into five parts: management, personnel, finance, the industry's environment, and resident/patient care. Each section provides a working vocabulary and detailed description of activities associated with it. Intended to provide the essential information needed for those seeking licensure or employment as a nursing home administrator, the volume presents new information on the use of computer networks and client-server architecture in the nursing facility, updated information on the theories of aging, and extensive new resources and regulatory material. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Reviewer:Katy T. Nguyen, MSN(University of Missouri-Columbia)
Description:This book covers the information necessary to prepare for licensure and employment as a nursing home administrator.
Purpose:The purpose is to help new candidates in their preparation to take the NBA (national exam) for nursing administrator as well as to help new administrators understand the clinical management and regulations in the industry which help facilitate their role as leaders in long-term care facilities.
Audience:It is written for nursing home administrator candidates taking the national exam for nursing home administrator as well as for new administrators working in nursing homes.
Features:This is a good review of the area of gerontology and is an excellent guide to better practice in nursing home administration. Part one describes management and leadership; part two covers all aspects of human resources; part three explains finance and business accounting; part four addresses regulations, laws, and environment; and part five discusses resident care including nursing care and the aging process.
Assessment:This book would satisfy the learning needs of the entry-level administrator because it addresses the operation of a long-term care facility including management, clinical care, and regulatory requirements. It will strengthen the administrator's ability to meet the demands of a successful nursing home operation. In addition, it is valuable for those preparing to become licensed nursing home administrators.
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Reviewer:Katy T. Nguyen, MSN(University of Missouri-Columbia)Description:This book covers the information necessary to prepare for licensure and employment as a nursing home administrator.
Purpose:The purpose is to help new candidates in their preparation to take the NBA (national exam) for nursing administrator as well as to help new administrators understand the clinical management and regulations in the industry which help facilitate their role as leaders in long-term care facilities.
Audience:It is written for nursing home administrator candidates taking the national exam for nursing home administrator as well as for new administrators working in nursing homes.
Features:This is a good review of the area of gerontology and is an excellent guide to better practice in nursing home administration. Part one describes management and leadership; part two covers all aspects of human resources; part three explains finance and business accounting; part four addresses regulations, laws, and environment; and part five discusses resident care including nursing care and the aging process.
Assessment:This book would satisfy the learning needs of the entry-level administrator because it addresses the operation of a long-term care facility including management, clinical care, and regulatory requirements. It will strengthen the administrator's ability to meet the demands of a successful nursing home operation. In addition, it is valuable for those preparing to become licensed nursing home administrators.