Lesson 898 of 1524
Home Health Nursing and Rehabilitation
The role of the rehabilitation nurse is to manage complex medical conditions, therapeutic interventions, and coordination of care to produce improved patient outcomes, reduced hospital readmission rates, and an easier…
Practice this chapterThe role of the rehabilitation nurse is to manage complex medical conditions, therapeutic interventions, and coordination of care to produce improved patient outcomes, reduced hospital readmission rates, and an easier… Home health nurses serve an invaluable function within health-care systems, acting as intermediary communication channels between health-care providers, such as physicians and therapists, and patients
Home health nurses conduct in-person home visits, which can involve a lot of planning. There are a number of steps nurses should take to prepare for their visit
continuity of care — seamless communication between health-care professionals when a patient is transferring to a new setting. medication regimen — list of all medications the patient is currently taking. adaptive equipment — medical equipment, such as hearing aids or cochlear implants, used to help those with disabilities adapt to full function. ambulatory services — health-care services provided on an outpatient basis, wherein a patient receives care without needing hospital admission for an extended stay.
Worked example
What does “continuity of care” mean in Home Health Nursing and Rehabilitation?
- 1Use the wording this chapter gives for continuity of care.
- 2The book says: seamless communication between health-care professionals when a patient is transferring to a new setting.
- 3Do not use the meaning of medication regimen. That term means list of all medications the patient is currently taking.
Result: seamless communication between health-care professionals when a patient is transferring to a new setting
Why. That is the meaning this chapter gives for continuity of care.
Do not swap continuity of care and medication regimen. continuity of care means seamless communication between health-care professionals when a patient is transferring to a new setting. medication regimen means list of all medications the patient is currently taking.
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