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Kansas Advocates for Better Care (KABC)
This non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention of elder abuse and neglect in nursing homes offers comprehensive information for professionals and consumers.
www.kabc.org/

Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission
Contact information, calendar, fee schedule and scope of practice decision tree.
wws2.wa.gov/

Elderly Locked up at Nursing Home - Asahi Shimbun Report
Despite repeated warnings, a local nursing home continues to lock elderly residents in their rooms or strap them to wheelchairs.
www.asahi.com/

Problem Oriented Nursing Care Plan
Nursing diagnoses, interventions and outcomes for the MS patient, offered by the Multiple Sclerosis Center at Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, New York.
www.cnsonline.org/

Comprehensive Nursing Care Plans
Provides samples of nursing care plans addressing problems of nursing home residents. Offers demonstration, membership types, and frequently asked questions. [May not support all browsers.]
www.cncplan.com/

Tulane University School of Medicine: Acid-Base Tutorial
Includes physiology and treatment, and the history of arterial blood gas analysis.
www.acid-base.com/

National Nursing Home Watch List
For each state, list of nursing homes on the Watch List indicating severity of warning based on history of actual harm and immediate jeopardy.
www.memberofthefamily.net/

California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform
History of past citations, complaints and deficiencies related to elder abuse and neglect for all California nursing homes. Also providing legal updates and attorney referrals.
www.canhr.org/

European Federation of Critical Care Nursing Associations
Includes constitution, information about member associations, calendar of meetings and conferences, minutes of meetings, and working groups.
www.efccna.org/

Elderly Abused at 1 in 3 Nursing Homes - ABCNEWS.com Report
Reports of serious physical, sexual and verbal abuse are numerous among the nation's nursing homes, according to a congressional report released on July 30, 2001.
abcnews.go.com/