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Managing the Home Health Patient on Insulin
Home health patient teaching for insulin therapy include the following MyHomecareBiz objectives:
1. Provide the evidence-based, best practice methods for self-managing insulin injections,2. Ensure the patient/caregiver successfully recalls and demonstrates insulin self-injection...
Busy Minds Fight Dementia in Home Health Care Patients
From Healthday: Mentally stimulating activities can protect home health care patients' brains against aging, even if genetically predisposed toward dementia or Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports MyHomecareBiz:
Long-Term Anti-Coagulation Therapy? Monitor 2 things...
Home health care patients with atrial fibrillation, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism and/or artificial heart valves will likely be placed on maintenance anticoagulation therapy to reduce/eliminate blood clots.
6 Best Practices for Home Health Aides & Medications
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Dysphagia Diets? Home Health Clinicians Should Know...
Dysphagia is among the most common conditions in home health patients and poses a great risk for re-hospitalization. Teaching and guidance on the National Dyphagia Diet (NDD) Dysphagia Diet for patients with swallowing, feeding and eating difficulties should be included in your...
Do Your Home Health Aides Know Basic Grooming Principles?
One of the most challenging responsibilities that home health workers have when taking of the elderly is providing personal care. Maintaining personal hygiene and grooming while promoting independence are vital to enabling the elderly patient to feel the best about his or her own...
10 Helpful Tips for Wound Care For Home Health
Wound care for home health is a skill every nurse will use. Improperly treated wounds have the potential to cause severe infections and worse. Following are some helpful tips:
Vital Fall Prevention Your Patient Needs to Know...
One of the most important things that home health clinicians should educate their patients about is fall precautions. This is especially helpful after assessing that the patient is at high risk for fall using a fall risk assessment tool. The following are fall prevention techniques...
