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Issue 01

Safety vs. Privacy: The Use of a PERS by Frail, Older Women

Posted on July 22, 2013

CELEBRATING THE RESEARCH OF DR. EILEEN PORTER Dr. Eileen Porter’s research interests have their roots in her childhood: the small Kansas town in which she grew up had a robust intergenerational social network. Porter spent …

Posted in Issue 01Tagged aging in place, Eileen Porter, evidence-based practice, home health care, independence, PERS

Movement Equals Independence

Posted on July 22, 2013

For older adults admitted to the hospital, whether they’re able to walk and remain independent when they’re discharged may all depend on the nurse they get, according to a new study in the International Journal …

Posted in Issue 01Tagged Barb King, evidence-based practice, hospitalization, independence, walking

What A Pain! A Study of the Treatment of Pain in Older Adults with Dementia

Posted on July 22, 2013

Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi, a PhD candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a John A. Hartford Foundation Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Predoctoral Scholar, researches a topic that hits close to home: pain. That is, Gilmore-Bykovskyi …

Posted in Issue 01Tagged Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi, evidence-based practice, pain, pain management, student research

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