Is ANTT Achievable in the Home Healthcare Setting?
This article challenges these assumptions and outlines the Aseptic Non Touch Technique (ANTT®) Clinical Practice Framework, that is used widely internationally. Through a thematic analysis of focus group discussions with home care nurses (n = 107) in the United Kingdom and the United States, opinions about aseptic practice in the home care setting were examined. Three main polarizing themes were identified and used to discuss theory and practice applications of aseptic technique for home healthcare nurses. Specific challenges in performing aseptic technique in home-based settings are exacerbated by ambiguity between what ...
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - March 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Source Type: research
Supporting home working in an outpatient MSK physiotherapy department
Keywords: Home Working, Flexible working, Clinical Governance (Source: Physiotherapy)
Source: Physiotherapy - February 1, 2022 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: J. Ward Tags: O44 Source Type: research
Women's distinct diabetes self-management behaviours demand gender-specific diabetes research: improving chronic disease management and addressing clinical governance issues
J Prim Health Care. 2021 Dec;13(4):308-312. doi: 10.1071/HC21015.ABSTRACTManagement of diabetes mellitus continues to pose challenges for primary health-care professionals, with estimates of as many as 2 million Australians requiring ongoing care. Although most cases are men, women living with diabetes have presenting concerns and self-management characteristics distinct from men. A threat to women's optimal diabetes management is being at greater risk of developing mental health conditions, especially for women with insulin-dependent type 2 diabetes. In addition, complementary medicine use is highly prevalent among women ...
Source: Journal of Primary Health Care - December 23, 2021 Category: Primary Care Authors: Tracey Oorschot Jon Adams Sofianos Andrikopoulos David Sibbritt Source Type: research
