Understanding Long-Term Care Policy
17 Understanding Long-Term Care Policy RICHARD H. FORTINSKY NOREEN A. SHUGRUE CHAPTER OVERVIEW Currently, there is no unifying long-term care policy in the United States. Public policies at the federal,…
Long-Term Care Populations: Persons With Mental Illness
13 Long-Term Care Populations: Persons With Mental Illness FAIKA ZANJANI AMY F. HOSIER CHAPTER OVERVIEW A breakdown in mental/cognitive processes causing significant impairment is considered mental illness. This includes an…
Long-Term Care and the Law
15 Long-Term Care and the Law MARSHALL B. KAPP CHAPTER OVERVIEW The law exerts a significant influence on the quality, accessibility, and affordability of long-term care (LTC) services that are,…
Ethics, Aging, and Long-Term Care: Questioning What “Everyone Knows”
14 Ethics, Aging, and Long-Term Care: Questioning What “Everyone Knows” MARTHA B. HOLSTEIN CHAPTER OVERVIEW The purpose of this chapter is to frame ethical concepts, particularly feminist ethics of care,…
History of Long-Term Care
2 History of Long-Term Care CAROLE HABER CHAPTER OVERVIEW This chapter focuses on the development of long-term care in the American colonies and the United States from the 17th through…
The Role of Family in Community-Based Long-Term Care
3 The Role of Family in Community-Based Long-Term Care CAROL J. WHITLATCH LINDA S.NOELKER CHAPTER OVERVIEW This chapter provides a broad discussion of the experience of family caregivers who provide…
Family Involvement in Residential Long-Term Care
4 Family Involvement in Residential Long-Term Care MELANIE N. G. JACKSON JOSEPH E. GAUGLER CHAPTER OVERVIEW This chapter focuses on family involvement in residential long-term care. We begin by providing…
Case Study Methods for Graduate Students
CHAPTER NINE CASE STUDY METHODS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS Mary de Chesnay and Genie E. Dorman Research courses for nurse practitioner (NP) students are generally not appreciated by these high-functioning clinicians—at…
Loss of a Child to an African Family: A Phenomenological Case Study
CHAPTER FOURTEEN LOSS OF A CHILD TO AN AFRICAN FAMILY: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL CASE STUDY Jacqueline Kigundu and Titus Sairo This study investigates the effects of grief on one family system…
