scholarly journals Home Health Nursing

2020 ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Home Health ◽  
Home Health Nursing ◽  
Health Nursing

scholarly journals Hospitalization Risk and Potentially Inappropriate Medications among Medicare Home Health Nursing Patients

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (12) ◽  
pp. 1301-1308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew C. Lohman ◽  
Brandi P. Cotton ◽  
Alexandra B. Zagaria ◽  
Yuhua Bao ◽  
Rebecca L. Greenberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Home Health ◽  
Potentially Inappropriate Medications ◽  
Home Health Nursing ◽  
Health Nursing ◽  
Inappropriate Medications

A University-Sponsored Home Health Nursing Program in Karachi, Pakistan

2005 ◽  
Vol 23 (11) ◽  
pp. 710-716 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond A. Smego ◽  
Mohammad Aslam Khan ◽  
Khurshid Khowaja ◽  
Rozina Rafique ◽  
Farida Datoo
Keyword(s):  
Home Health ◽  
Nursing Program ◽  
Home Health Nursing ◽  
Health Nursing

scholarly journals Measuring the Impact of the Home Health Nursing Shortage on Family Caregivers of Children Receiving Palliative Care

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 260-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meaghann S. Weaver ◽  
Brittany Wichman ◽  
Sue Bace ◽  
Denice Schroeder ◽  
Catherine Vail ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Nursing Shortage ◽  
Home Health ◽  
Home Health Nursing ◽  
Health Nursing ◽  
The Impact

Quality Improvement Pilot Program for Vulnerable Elderly Surgical Patients

2011 ◽  
Vol 77 (10) ◽  
pp. 1305-1308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Cronin ◽  
Masha Livhits ◽  
Cheryl Mercado ◽  
Formosa Chen ◽  
Nova Foster ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Functional Status ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Home Health ◽  
Pilot Program ◽  
Home Health Nursing ◽  
Health Nursing ◽  
Order Set

The elderly are a growing surgical population with more comorbidities and less physiological reserve compared with nonelderly patients. The objective of our study was to implement a quality improvement pilot program targeting the specific needs of the elderly. We prospectively enrolled consecutive patients aged 65 years or older undergoing inpatient general or vascular surgery operations. Patients completed a preoperative assessment including the Vulnerable Elder Survey (VES) to determine baseline functional status and incidence of polypharmacy (five or more medications). They were interviewed postdischarge Day 2 and Day 30 for changes in functional status. An intervention was implemented consisting of an elderly-specific postoperative order set and preoperative risk reports sent to the surgical team with instructions to order physical therapy consults and home health nursing on discharge for VES 3 or greater and geriatrics consults for patients with polypharmacy. The elderly-specific order set was used for 71 per cent of the post-intervention group. There were no differences in the percentage of participants receiving physical therapy, geriatric, or home health nursing consults between the two groups. The postintervention group had significantly better functional status on postdischarge Day 30 ( P < 0.01). Our preliminary data suggest that individualizing care for elderly patients is feasible and may improve postoperative outcomes.

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