Publications by authors named "Deb Bakerjian"
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- The SPLICE Initiative, funded by HRSA, aimed to train health professions learners in team-based primary care through case studies and simulations that incorporated IPEC Core Competencies.* -
- The project involved faculty from various professions and used mixed methods to evaluate learning activities, resulting in enhanced training for over 700 learners and over 110 faculty members.* -
- Notable outcomes included the creation of new primary care simulations, improved clinical skills for staff at Federally Qualified Health Centers, and a high retention rate of graduates in primary care, demonstrating the project's significant impact beyond initial funding.*
Background: An understanding of nurse well-being remains elusive, particularly in the current toxic health care environment. Therefore, a conceptual definition of nurse well-being is needed.
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report results of a concept analysis of nurse well-being.
This article highlights the critical role of advanced practice registered nurses in the care of older adults living in nursing homes. This population is one of the frailest, marginalized, and often neglected in the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic impact on nursing homes resulted in a stunning number of infections and subsequent resident deaths.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMuch progress has been made in advance care planning (ACP), especially related to end of life and palliative care. These advances have moved thinking about ACP from a checklist approach to an upstream recognition that ACP is an iterative process that should begin early in adulthood and be revisited with each milestone or life-changing event. It is recognized that there are many stages and milestones in adult life that contribute to changing loci of responsibility and life goals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCOVID-19 has exposed the longstanding internal problems in nursing homes and the weak structures and policies that are meant to protect residents. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services convened the Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in NHs in April, 2020 to address this situation by recommending steps to improve infection prevention and control, safety procedures, and the quality of life of residents in nursing homes. The authors of this paper respond to the Final Report of the Commission and put forth additional recommendations to federal policymakers for meaningful nursing home reform: 1) ensuring 24/7 registered nurse (RN) coverage and adequate compensation to maintain total staffing levels that are based on residents' care needs; 2) ensuring RNs have geriatric nursing and leadership competencies; 3) increasing efforts to recruit and retain the NH workforce, particularly RNs; and 4) supporting care delivery models that strengthen the role of the RN for quality resident-centered care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEditor's note: This article is by 22 nursing gerontology experts who are all advocates of nursing home reform. They are listed at the end of this article.
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