Pneumonia Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on . Care notes Aftercare Ambulatory Discharge Inpatient Español Overview Risks Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment Prevention What is pneumonia? Pneumonia is an infection in your lungs caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites. You can become infected if you come in contact with someone who is sick. You can get pneumonia if ...
Viral Pneumonia Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on . Care notes Aftercare Ambulatory Discharge Inpatient Español Overview Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment Management Prevention What is viral pneumonia? Viral pneumonia is a lung infection caused by a virus, such as those that cause the flu or COVID-19. You can get a viral infection by breathing in the virus or by touching ...
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The American Journal of Managed Care: Hospital Discharge Diagnosis Position: Impact on Adult Pneumonia Burden Estimates
An essential step of the nursing process is crucial to ensure quality of care. Nurses initiate the nursing diagnosis, which describes a response. BOUNTIFUL, UTAH ...
Nursing home-acquired pneumonia (NHAP) is the leading cause of death among long-term care residents. PSI class V showed the highest Youden index (0.45), specificity (66.7%), positive predictive value ...
The American Journal of Managed Care: Improving Care for Nursing Home-Acquired Pneumonia in a Managed Care Environment
Objective: To characterize care of nursing home residents who became ill with nursing home–acquired pneumonia (NHAP) in a group-model, nonprofit HMO, and to pilot-test a strategy to implement ...
DrBicuspid: Pneumonia cases may dip at nursing homes with oral care programs
Equipping nursing home staff with proper training and techniques to provide effective oral care to residents reduced the number of pneumonia cases at facilities during the first year of a two-year ...