Unique aspects of long-term care -- Settings for long term-care -- Reimbursement for long-term care -- Regulations -- Long-term care nursing responsibilities -- Culture change -- The minimum data set (MDS) -- Assessing needs beyond the minimum data set (MDS) -- Assessment skill -- Identifying changes in status -- Creating care plan -- Ensuring person-centered care -- Caring for families -- Documentation essentials -- Promoting medication safety -- Reducing common risks -- Identifying and managing clinical emergencies -- End-of-life care -- Overview of dementia -- Communication challenges with residents with dementia -- Special clinical challenges -- Foundations of leadership and management -- Determining staffing needs -- Surveys -- Legal aspects -- Self-care.
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