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Clinician Education ResourcesSkin Care Algorithm Best Practices in Pressure Injury PreventionAHRQ: Click Here Caring For Patients Who Are Homeless With permission from Wolters Kluwer Permissions Team, we can post the following article written by one of the International Home Care Nurses Organization board members. Denise M. Mcenroe-Petitte PhD, MSN, RN writes that nurses interact with patients across many settings. This article discusses concerns for patients considered homeless and the role of nurses in addressing their healthcare needs. Infusion therapy: A model for safe practice in the home setting. Lisa A. Gorski RN, MS, HHCNS-BC, CRNI, FAAN, Clinical Nurse Specialist, is a colleague of IHCNO board members. With permission, we are happy to post this article published in American Nurse Journal. Copyright © 2020. HealthCom Media. Used with permission. All rights reserved. MyAmericanNurse.com Additional Articles With permission from Home Healthcare Now, we are happy to provide the following articles: The Ventilator-Dependent Child Best Practices for Educating Home Care Nurses - Download Innovative and Successful Approaches to Improving Care Transitions From Hospital to Home - Download Health Professionals’ Perception of Risk When Care is Given in Patients’ Home - Download Adapting The Joint Commission’s Seven Foundations of Safe and Effective Transitions of Care to Home - Download The Ventilator-Dependent Child What Every Home Care Nurse Needs to Know - Download |
Patient Education ResourcesHow to Take Care of Dry Skin This low-literacy patient education resource was derived from Medline Plus, U.S. Library of Medicine 2017. - Download Changes and Care of Aging Skin - Learn More |
Archived Clinician/Patient Education ResourcesMedication Resources Clinician resource: Assess patient’s knowledge of their medications. - Download Assess patient’s risk for non-adherence. - Download Home Healthcare Now articles. - Read More Helping Older Adults Improve Their Medication Experience (HOME) by Addressing Medication Regimen Complexity in Home Healthcare. - Read More Ensuring Effective Medication Reconciliation in Home Healthcare. - Read More Patient Education Resources: Medication Record Tool to help patients take right med, right does, right time. English Low Literacy Med Schedule - Download Chinese Low Literacy Med Schedule - Download Russian Low Literacy Med Schedule - Download Spanish Low Literacy Med Schedule - Download Vietnamese Low Literacy Med Schedule - Download |
Diabetes ResourcesClinician Resource: Diabetes Medication Reference for Clinicians. Courtesy of HHQI. Patient Education Resources: Diabetic Zone Tools in various languages. Zone Tools use the colors of a traffic light to guide patients in managing chronic health problems. The tool is divided into green (“all clear”), yellow (“caution”), and red (“medical alert”) zones. For each zone, the tool provides signs and symptoms and allows the health care provider to give specific instructions for managing the condition, including guidance on when to seek emergency medical assistance. Resources are courtesy of HHQI. English - Download Chinese - Download Russian - Download Spanish - Download Vietnamese - Download |
Of Interest to Home Healthcare NursesNursing Now A new international nursing movement. Learn more Patient Safety in the Home Institute of Healthcare Improvement Report. Learn more VNAA/EH Resources IHCNO and Visiting Nurse Associations of America Share Resources Learn more Quarterly Newsletters November 30, 2021 -View Newsletter August 23, 2021 – View Newsletter May 17, 2021 – View Newsletter |
Poster Archive: IHCNO Board Members Present Posters at Conferences Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Research Conference July 22, 2022 Edinburgh, Scotland |