Consequences of Workplace Violence
No abstract available (Source: Home Healthcare Nurse)
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - March 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: FOCUS ON SAFETY Source Type: research

Research Needed for COVID-19 for the Home Care Setting
No abstract available (Source: Home Healthcare Nurse)
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - March 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: IHCNO Source Type: research

Covers Still Being Applied Without the cloNIDine Patch
No abstract available (Source: Home Healthcare Nurse)
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - March 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: ISMP MEDICATION SAFETY Source Type: research

Care of Patients With Obesity: Addressing Clinician Bias
No abstract available (Source: Home Healthcare Nurse)
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - March 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: FOCUS ON THERAPY Source Type: research

Lewy Body Dementia
No abstract available (Source: Home Healthcare Nurse)
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - March 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: FOCUS ON GERIATRICS Source Type: research

The Journey of a Home Care Nurse Residency Program
UnityPoint at Home launched a Nurse Residency Program to attract newly licensed registered nurses to begin their career in home healthcare. The program broadened recruitment options by providing new graduates with a dedicated program to ease transition into the workforce, and allowed us to cultivate relationships with regional nursing education programs. Since its inception 3 years ago, the residency program has expanded to several organizational regions and added a hospice track. The 1-year retention rate is 93%, and for those who entered the program 2 or more years ago, the retention rate is 89%. The purpose of this arti...
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - March 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Source Type: research

Evaluation of a Home Visiting Program: Perspectives of Mothers
Home visiting programs provide families with an array of services that contribute to decreased infant and maternal morbidity and mortality. However, little is known as to how mothers perceive participation in home visiting programs, and questions remain regarding what improvements can be made to better serve these families. The purpose of this program evaluation was to assess mothers' perceived benefits and barriers to participation in established home visiting and outreach programs at Child Developmental Resources (CDR) in Williamsburg, Virginia. The program evaluation was a descriptive project consisting of 30-minute tel...
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - March 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Source Type: research

Facilitating Advance Care Planning for Patients With Severe COPD: A Qualitative Study of Experiences and Perceptions of Community Physicians, Nurses, and Allied Health Professionals
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity worldwide. Patients with severe COPD often fail to receive adequate palliative care and are subject to undesired hospital transfers and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Although promoting advance care planning (ACP) in the community can help ensure the optimal delivery of palliative care for patients with COPD, the key challenges to routinely implementing ACP are not known. The aim of this study was to identify the perception of healthcare professionals with regard to ACP for adults living with severe COPD and the challenges to facilitating ACP. A mul...
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - March 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Source Type: research

Hearing Loss and Home Health: An Unmet Need and an Opportunity for Action
The purpose of this study was to identify unmet hearing care needs among older adults receiving home healthcare as a potential method to reach a population unserved by clinic-based care. Cross-sectional analyses were used to identify hearing loss and hearing aid use among beneficiaries enrolled in home care, using data from the nationally representative 2017 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS). Survey participants who reported enrollment in home healthcare services in 2017 (n = 3,183,693) were included for the purposes of analyses. Home health and hearing status were assessed through MCBS questionnaires, reported by...
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - March 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Source Type: research

A Look at 2021 Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice
This article provides a brief overview of the development process and short summaries of selected standards with attention to highlighting the relevance to home care agencies and nurses. The Standards should be reviewed by any home care organization that provides home infusion therapy. (Source: Home Healthcare Nurse)
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - March 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature: NCPD Connection Source Type: research

Home Care Nurse Residency
No abstract available (Source: Home Healthcare Nurse)
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - March 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: research

Atrial Fibrillation: An Update for Home Healthcare Clinicians
No abstract available (Source: Home Healthcare Nurse)
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - January 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: NCPD Connection Source Type: research

Remembering Grammy Norm
No abstract available (Source: Home Healthcare Nurse)
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - January 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: COMMENTARY Source Type: research

Is Your Plan of Care SMART?
No abstract available (Source: Home Healthcare Nurse)
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - January 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: CONSULT PRN Source Type: research

A Day in the Life of a PhD Student in Greece
No abstract available (Source: Home Healthcare Nurse)
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - January 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF... Source Type: research