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| Who is included in the home care health team? |
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- Nurse
- Physician
- Physical/Occupational therapist
- Speech Pathologist
- Social Worker
- Home health aid
- Family member assisting with care
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- Patient advocate
- coordinator of services
- Patient and family educator
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Assessment of Home Conditions
What information would you get from the patient? |
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- Ownership: rent, own, live w/others?
- Access: ground floor,stairs
- Utilities: heat, water, telephone, electricity
- Hygiene: housekeeping habits
- Sanitation: rodents, sewer, infestations
- Safety: handrails
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Assessment of Home Conditions
What information do you get from the home visit?
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- Neighborhood: crime potential, near environmental hazards
- Access: ground floor, condition of stairs and sidewalk, proximity to public transportation
- Utilities: Type of utilities available and in service, cooking arrangements
- Hygiene: Odors, facilities for cleaning, appropriateness of food storage
- Sanitation: Presence or evidence of vermin or rodents
- Safety: Short electrical cords, handrails, fire alarms, stable rugs
- Telephone: Private phone, accessibility, answering machine
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| List examples of home care services |
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- high tech pharmacy services
- skilled professional and paraprofessional services
- custodial care
- medical equipment services
- hospice services
- community support services
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| List factors affecting homecare: |
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- functional abilities, ADL's
- Developmental stage
- family and social supports
- availability of home care services
- hospice home care
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Term
| Definition: It can be defined as services provided for recovering, disabled or chronically ill people who are in need of treatment or support to function effectively in the home setting |
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- Referral nurse collects patient info
- Home healthcare nurse reviews the information and contacts the patient
- a phone interview is conducted
- supplies are gathered for visit
- safety issues are evaluated
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| Entry phase of home visit includes: |
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Definition
- Develop professional therapeutic relationship
- make assessments
- determine nursing diagnosis
- establish outcomes
- plan and implement care
- provide information
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| What are some considerations for patient needs at home? |
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- customary personal space
- roles and responsibilities of family members
- cultural, ethnic influences on family (ex. diet)
- patient and family beliefs about the cause and treatment of the illness
- celebration of important events
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Term
| comprehensive and coordinated care for patients with a limited life expectancy |
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| prevents and relieves suffering by early assessment and treatment of pain and other physical , phychological and spiritual needs |
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| continuation of care for the family following the death of a patient |
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| What are the roles of the family caregiver? |
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-challanges of handling equipment
-need to be willing and physically able to provide care
-challange of dealing with unfamiliar sounds, odors or substances
-need emotional support from nurse, family
-may need relief from responsibilities as with Respite |
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