Don't Prescribe Refills for Starter Packs
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Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - May 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: ISMP MEDICATION SAFETY Source Type: research
Supporting Physical Activity at Home to Prevent Functional Decline During a Pandemic: A Case-Based Example
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Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - May 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: FOCUS ON THERAPY Source Type: research
Driving Safety for Older Adults
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Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - May 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: FOCUS ON GERIATRICS Source Type: research
The Journey of Web-Based Education for Caregivers of Persons With Dementia: It Didn't Happen Overnight
Family caregivers provide long-term, complex care in home settings where most persons with dementia (PWD) live. These men/women caregivers differ in responses and approaches to caring problems. Following our review of the research literature and needs assessment from caregivers of PWD (group 1), a comparison revealed key caregiver gender differences in caring problems and approaches. We developed and implemented a Web-based Educational Modules (WBEMs) project focused on gender-based differences to offer unique support for men/women caregivers who face these problems. Other caregiver evaluators (group 2) agreed the WBEMs we...
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - May 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Source Type: research
A Study of Home Healthcare Nursing Outcomes Quality Indicators for Older People in Thailand Using Delphi Technique
The objective of this study was to identify HHC nursing outcomes and quality indicators for older people in Thailand. The participants included 22 experts and professional caregivers of older adult HHC patients (i.e., geriatric and HHC policy makers, family physicians, nursing faculty, advanced practice nurses, and registered nurses). The Delphi technique was deployed. Final medians and interquartile ranges were calculated. Five components with 47 nursing outcomes and quality indicators for older people in Thailand were developed, including: 1) functional health and physiological status (13 indicators); 2) perception and b...
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - May 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Source Type: research
Skilled Home Healthcare Clinician and Staff Perspectives on Communication With Physicians: A Multisite Qualitative Study
The objective of this study was to explore how SHHC staff view the communication processes with physicians who order SHHC services. Using purposive and snowball sampling, we conducted semistructured interviews with 22 SHHC staff across multiple regions of the United States. Qualitative thematic content analysis was used to analyze the data. SHHC staff experienced significant barriers to effective communication with physicians, including not being able to communicate in a timely manner when necessary for patient care, and challenges identifying the correct physician to coordinate care and sign SHHC orders. Key strategies to...
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - May 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Source Type: research
Patient Safety and Satisfaction in Home Chemotherapy
This article describes outcomes of home chemotherapy administered by trained nurses to adult patients with solid tumors or hematological diseases. This descriptive study was conducted between February 2018 and May 2020. Variables examined included age, sex, diagnosis, routes of administration, adverse effects, tolerance, and patient satisfaction. One hundred forty-seven patients (57.14% male) with an average age of 67.8 years agreed to participate. A total of 1018 chemotherapy sessions were examined. The most common diagnoses were prostate cancer, colon cancer, and high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes. Thirty-five percent (...
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - May 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Source Type: research
Increasing Home Healthcare Referrals and Access to Community Resources in Response to High Emergency Department Utilization
The goal of this interprofessional quality initiative project was to decrease emergency department (ED) visits for nonemergency health problems by referring superutilizers to home healthcare or connecting them with existing community resources. An interprofessional team of students from schools of nursing, public health, and occupational therapy collaborated on a community assessment, investigated and gathered community resources, and interviewed key stakeholders at a rural ED to identify the root causes of high utilization. Using these data, we designed an algorithm for ED clinicians that provided an organized community r...
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - May 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Source Type: research
Incorporating Virtual Visits Into the Home Health Plan of Care
This article defines virtual visits within the larger context of telehealth and describes how to balance and integrate assessment and teaching modalities across in-person and virtual visits. Protection of patients' rights and privacy and facilitation of face-to-face visits with practitioners are also discussed. (Source: Home Healthcare Nurse)
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - May 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature: NCPD Connection Source Type: research
Hospital-at-Home
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Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - May 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: research
A Look at 2021 Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice
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Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - March 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: NCPD Connection Source Type: research
Home Healthcare Nursing Visits for Nonhomebound Patients With Heart Failure After Hospital Discharge: A Quality-Improvement Pilot Project: Erratum
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Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - March 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: Erratum Source Type: research
Anxiety: Every Patient's Silent Enemy
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Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - March 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: COMMENTARY Source Type: research
Blindsided by a Survey
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Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - March 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: CONSULT PRN Source Type: research
A Day in the Life of a Community Health Instructor
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Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - March 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF... Source Type: research
