Nurses are having an increasing role in national health care planning. For this assignment you have been assigned the role of a nurse consultant hired by a religious organization to help design a new geriatric facility.
This organization has never attempted to provide services in this area so they need your advice on many issues. Their only goal at this point is to provide state of the art care for their aging members. Due to a very generous donation money is not a consideration. Their governing board has provided a list of questions that they would like answered which will form the basis for your report.
You will present your ideas in an APA formatted paper includes answers to all of the following questions. You should use your text and scholarly resources last 5 years old at least 6 to 7 cites to support . For example if you suggest buffet styled dining you might cite the page in your Brunner book Brunner and Suddarths Text book of Medical surgical Nursing 12 th edition that speaks about special nutritional needs of the aging individual.
Paper Requirements: Minimum 5 pages double spaced (not including title page and references) minimum four scholarly resources last 5 years old and minimum three cites from your text book APA format separate title page separate reference page single sided printing numbered pages running head. You should look through the questions and decide how your paper should be organized. It needs an introduction a conclusion and several sections with headings that organizes your suggestions and answers to these questions. For example sections might include Philosophy and Mission Physical Setting Personnel etc.
1) What levels of care will be provided?
2) What will be the philosophy of care?
3) What is the mission statement of this facility
4) Give this facility a name and explain why you choose that name.
5) Choose a location (choose location in California). Why did you choose it? What will it offer to your residents and employees?
6) What kind of building features should be included?
7) What kind of security systems would be necessary?
8) What facilities will be needed inside?
9) Are there any special physical problems that the residents may have? What do you know about them from your anatomy and physiology book? What do you know about them from your Fundamentals and Med/Surg books?
10) What kind of personnel will be needed to work there?
11) What kind of specialty nurse practitioners might be hired?
12) What should the nurse: patient ratio be? Why?
13) What should the aide: patient ratio be? Why?
14) How will residents determine the different healthcare providers visually?
15) What kind of ancillary healthcare workers should be hired? Why?
16) What kind of social services should be offered?
17) What kind of dietary services and facilities are needed?
18) What kind of activities should be available for residents? Are there any special activities that should be avoided?
19) Are there any amenities that should be included?
20) Will the nurses hired require any additional training in addition to their nursing education?
21) What kind of special features should be available for the residents?
22) What kind of special features should be available for the employees?
23) What kind of interview questions should be asked of aids who apply for employment? Give some examples and tell why they should be asked.
24) What kind of interview questions should be asked of nurses who apply for employment? Give some examples and tell why they should be asked.
25) What kinds of services should be available for families?
Grading Rubric for Nursing Home Blueprint
Title Page with all required APA information 5 pts
introduction 10 pts
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