Hospital Home Health Archives – March 1, 2007
March 1, 2007
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Keep pediatric skills high with competencies and education
It's the classic question: Which comes first, the chicken or the egg? Or, in the case of five home health agencies in New England: Which comes first; the pediatric referrals or a nursing staff who are well-trained to handle pediatric patients? -
Train nurses to improve outcomes for depression
Depression is often the rule rather than the exception for most home health patients, but home health nurses are often not taught how to recognize symptoms of depression and assess the need for intervention, according to researchers at Cornell University's Weill Medical College in Ithaca, NY. -
Choose point-of-care based on your needs
Better documentation, quicker reimbursement, fewer mistakes, and reports that improve management decisions are only a few of the benefits touted by vendors who say that your agency won't survive if you don't switch to a point-of-care system. -
End-stage renal disease patients need hospice care
Renal disease patients live only one-third as long as persons who do not have kidney disease, and they typically have many co-morbidities, including diabetes, heart failure, high blood pressure, and circulatory problems. -
Wound care helps restore patient's self-esteem
When staff at the Hospice of Chattanooga in Tennesse, provide wound care, they work to help the patient recover a sense of wholeness. -
Be on the lookout for depression
It usually doesn't appear all at once, and there may not be a clear starting point where symptoms begin. But once it shows up, depression can unravel the gains you make with your congestive heart failure (CHF) patients.