NUR 233 LTC POWERPOINT PRESENTATION/RESEARCH PROJECT
Design what you believe would be the ideal long-term care facility. What would it look like? Be creative and do some research.
Use the school library website, go to CINAHL and perform searches for articles from evidence-based nursing journals. You will need to include your references in APA format. You can easily find APA reference style on the OWL Purdue website at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ . You can also see our Librarian, Teresa, for assistance.
Components of your presentation should include:
Discuss the history of long-term care facilities
How are they different now?
What led to the changes (financing, regulations, etc.)
What does your facility look like?
How many patients
Patient Rooms
Bathrooms
Communal rooms (Activity rooms, Dining area, Beauty Shop, Therapy, etc)
Nursing Station
Patient Engagement
Activities
games
Dining
How to make sure the residents are eating enough
Services
Salon
Staffing
Staffing ratios
Shift schedule
Work Incentives
Mandatory Overtime
Hiring criteria
Disciplinary issues
Roles & Responsibilities
LPN responsibility
CNA responsibility
Managers & Supervisors
What leadership style would you choose
Change of Shift
Finances (and problems with financing)
Medicare
Medicaid
Private Insurance
Self-Pay
Environment of Care
How will you manage odors
Cleanliness of facility
Safety issues
Quality
How will you measure quality care
Policy on abuse & neglect
Infection control
Your presentation should be a minimum of ten slides, not counting the first slide and last slide with references. The presentation should be at least 10 minutes in length.