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Your nurses teach patients how to administer their medications, check their blood sugars, use their oxygen, care for their wounds, and in general, take care of themselves as they deal with their illness or condition. Your nurses also review the safety of the home environment, but how well are they protecting your patients from the risks of fire?
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Helping your diabetic patient stabilize blood sugar levels and improve control of the disease doesnt necessarily mean new medications, significant weight loss, or a major change in their lifestyle, according to experts interviewed by Hospital Home Health.
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This column addresses specific questions related to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) implementation.
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One of the most common dilemmas faced by home care staff occurs when patients refuse transfer to a nursing home. A careful review of this issue from an ethical point of view should include examination of three principles: autonomy, justice, and beneficence/nonbeneficence.
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Its easy to look at the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) as just one more federal law, a jumble of complex compliance requirements that must be adhered to by responsible employers. But it also can offer a valuable opportunity to improve your absence management program, argues Noreen F. Orbach, PhD, a private psychological consultant in the Chicago metro area.
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In response to findings such as the ones outlined in the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Inc. (AAOHN) survey and the overarching prevalence of workplace violence among the U.S. work force, AAOHN and the FBI offer the following guidance to help companies develop workplace prevention and education programs.
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Experts claim that workplace violence rarely strikes without warning, but according to a new study on the issue, the majority of the work force does not recognize potential warning signs.
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Left to die in nursing homes and hospitals, terminal patients and their families are largely underserved. Hospices, on the other hand, provide a variety of services that meet the needs of the terminally ill and their families. That, in a few words, is what a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
