The licensing exam review guide in nursing home administration / James E. Allen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allen, J. E. (James E.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing homes--Examinations, questions, etc--Administration.

Nursing homes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Edition:

7th ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Publishing Company, [2016]

Summary:

Print version of the book includes free access to the app (web, iOS, and Android), which offers interactive Q&A review plus the entire text of the print book!Please note the app is included with print purchase only.Sixth Edition A Doody's Core Title!.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: Uses of This Study Guide for the NAB Domains of Practice; Format of the National Exam; The "One-Best-Answer" Testing Format; Deciding What the Question Is; Deciding What the Answer Is; Strategies for Test Taking; Share The Licensing Exam Review Guide in Nursing Home Administration, Seventh Edition; Part 1: Nab Domain: Management, Governance, And Leadership*, Learning How to Manage the Health Care Organization; Part 2: Nab Domain: Human Resources, Understanding the Departments and Managing Human Resources

Part 3: Nab Domain: Finance/Business, Learning to Manage the Organization's FinancesPart 4: Nab Domain: Environment, Learning the Continuum of Long-Term Care; Part 5: Nab Domain: Patient/Resident Care, Building Your Resident Care Skills; Part 6: Facility Policies, Putting the Systems Together; Answers and Rationale for Questions 1 to 31; Answer Key; 1.1 Management Functions; 1.2 Forecasting; 1.3 Planning; 1.4 Organizing; 1.5 Staffing; 1.6 Directing; 1.7 Comparing and Controlling Quality; 1.8 Innovating; 1.9 Marketing the Long-Term Care Facility

2.1 Organization of the Nursing Facility and Its Staff: Emergence of the "MDS" Coordinator2.2 Identifying the Human Resources Functions; 2.3 Planning Employment Needs: Writing Job Descriptions; 2.6 Hiring Staff; 2.7 Training Staff; 2.8 Retaining Employees; 2.9 Evaluating Employees; 2.10 Paying Employees; 2.11 Disciplining Employees; 3.10.1 Sources of Law; 3.10.2 The Court Systems; 3.10.3 Legal Terminology; 3.10.4 Risks Assumed by the Operation of a Long-Term Care Facility; 4.1 Origins, Overview, and Current Profile of the Nursing Home Industry

4.2 The Social Security Act: Medicare and Medicaid4.5 Workplace Safety: The Occupational Safety and Health Act; 4.6 Fire Safety: The Life Safety Code®; 4.7 Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines for Facilities; 4.8 Expanding Facility Services: Health Planning Regulations; 4.9 Voluntary Operating Standards: The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations; 5.1 The Aging Process: Overview and Theories; 5.2 Medical and Related Terms; 5.3 The Aging Process as It Relates to Diseases Common to the Nursing Home Population

6.1 Setting Policies for the Facility6.2 Developing a Person-Centered Care Plan; 6.3 The Quality Indicators Survey; 6.4 The Report Card; 6.5 Getting Reimbursed for Care Given; 1.1.1 Levels of Management; 1.1.2 Line-Staff Relationships; 1.3.1 Why Plan?; 1.3.2 Steps in Planning; 1.6.1 Policy Making; 1.6.2 Making a Decision; 1.6.3 Leading; 1.6.4 Power and Authority; 1.6.5 Communication Skills; 1.6.6 Organizational Norms and Values: Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice; 1.6.7 Related Concepts; 1.7.2 Diagnosing/Organizational Quality; 1.9.1 The Turn to Marketing

1.9.2 The "Marketing" of Health Care

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ISBN:

0-8261-3658-3

0-8261-2919-6

OCLC:

1037818254