Advances in Lung Cancer Treatment
No abstract available (Source: Home Healthcare Nurse)
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - November 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: NCPD Connection Source Type: research
Where are the Future Home Care Nursing Leaders?
No abstract available (Source: Home Healthcare Nurse)
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - November 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: COMMENTARY Source Type: research
Pain Assessment for Patients Unable to Self-Report for Pain
No abstract available (Source: Home Healthcare Nurse)
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - November 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: CONSULT PRN Source Type: research
A Day in the Life of a Home Care Nurse Turned Patient
No abstract available (Source: Home Healthcare Nurse)
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - November 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF... Source Type: research
Meet the IHCNO June 2022 DAISY Honoree
No abstract available (Source: Home Healthcare Nurse)
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - November 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: IHCNO Source Type: research
Advise Patients to Beware of Desiccants in Blister Cards
No abstract available (Source: Home Healthcare Nurse)
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - November 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ISMP MEDICATION SAFETY Source Type: research
Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection
No abstract available (Source: Home Healthcare Nurse)
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - November 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: FOCUS ON THERAPY Source Type: research
Communication Strategies for Neurocognitive Disorders
No abstract available (Source: Home Healthcare Nurse)
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - November 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: FOCUS ON GERIATRICS Source Type: research
Review of National Council on Aging Fall Prevention Programs for the Home Health Setting
Falls are a major concern for community-dwelling older adults and receive substantial attention from community agencies, clinicians, and researchers. A review process completed by the Administration for Community Living has identified 16 evidence-based fall prevention programs listed by the National Council on Aging. Although most of the programs are designed for group settings in the community, four have evidence supporting their effectiveness in the home setting. These are CAPABLE, FallScape, FallsTalk, and the Otago Exercise Program. We reviewed the literature about these four programs and identified positive outcomes i...
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - November 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Source Type: research
Addressing Compassion Fatigue in Family Caregivers using a Mindfulness-based Smartphone Application
The number of Americans receiving some level of healthcare at home is rapidly increasing, often leaving family members responsible for providing care for their loved ones. The impact on these unpaid caregivers, who must also balance the stressors of work and other daily responsibilities, can lead to compassion fatigue (CF). A growing body of evidence suggests that the practice of mindfulness meditation can reduce the symptoms of CF, such as stress, anxiety, and depression. This quality improvement project sought to determine if using a mindfulness-based smartphone app daily for 6 weeks would have any impact on CF in family...
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - November 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Source Type: research
What Constitutes Patient-Centered Care in Home Care? A Descriptive Study of Home Health Nurses' Attitudes, Knowledge, and Skills
In their seminal paper outlining the proposed Future of Home Care, Landers et al. (2016) stated that “patient-centered care” (PCC) is one of the “pillars” of home care. They then asked the question, what is PCC in home care and how is it measured? A qualitative descriptive study explored the answer to this question. In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 home health nurses to identify how they incorporated patient-centered and culture-sensitive care (CSC) into their assessment and care planning practices. The data were categorized into attitudes, knowledge, and skills (including relationship-building, assessmen...
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - November 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Source Type: research
Recognizing and Acting on Mentation Concerns Caregivers are key partners in addressing depression, dementia, and delirium in older adults.
This article is the fourth in a series, Supporting Family Caregivers in the 4Ms of an Age-Friendly Health System, published in collaboration with the AARP Public Policy Institute as part of the ongoing Supporting Family Caregivers: No Longer Home Alone series. The 4Ms of an Age-Friendly Health System (What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility) is an evidence-based framework for assessing and acting on critical issues in the care of older adults across settings and transitions of care. Engaging the health care team, including older adults and their family caregivers, with the 4Ms framework can help to ensure that ev...
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - November 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Source Type: research
Optimizing Older Adults' Medication Use Nurses can partner with caregivers to promote safe medication administration.
This article is the third in a series, Supporting Family Caregivers in the 4Ms of an Age-Friendly Health System, published in collaboration with the AARP Public Policy Institute as part of the ongoing Supporting Family Caregivers: No Longer Home Alone series. The 4Ms of an Age-Friendly Health System (What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility) is an evidence-based framework for assessing and acting on critical issues in the care of older adults across settings and transitions of care. Engaging the health care team, including older adults and their family caregivers, with the 4Ms framework can help to ensure that eve...
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - November 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Source Type: research
Advances in Lung Cancer Treatment
The number of potentially curative treatments for advanced, metastatic lung cancer has increased dramatically following the Cancer Moonshot investments that started in 2016. Many of these treatments target the effects of cancer-causing genetic variants, known as driver mutations. Immunotherapy treatments that release the full power of the patient's own immune system produce amazing results. Advances in radiation therapy yield markedly better results with fewer treatments, reducing the need for surgical intervention. Emphasis on cancer prevention, earlier identification through cancer screenings, and highly effective treatm...
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - November 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature: NCPD Connection Source Type: research
Happy Holidays!
No abstract available (Source: Home Healthcare Nurse)
Source: Home Healthcare Nurse - November 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: research
