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Designed for the Unique Needs
of Homecare Providers
This site provides homecare clinicians with access to chronic care management models, best practices and downloadable resources for homecare patients.
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"The body of knowledge that serves as the rationale for nursing practice determines the areas of specialty to develop as well as the manner in which that knowledge is organized, tested and applied." -Carper, 1978
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Diabetes
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Monitoring
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| Best Practice: Homecare patients with diabetes should have a plan for self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) and have target blood glucose values established. |
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More frequent and less stringent target goals are appropriate for homecare patients with severe or frequent hypoglycemia; with hypoglycemia unawareness; with gastroparesis; with life expectancies of less than five years; or for whom the risks of intensive glycemic control outweighs the benefits.
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| Assess
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| Especially important to evaluate are patient’s verbalized and demonstrated knowledge, behavior and status.
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| Plan
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| The plan of care should include measurable specific goals that are realistic when monitoring a diabetes plan.
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| Implement
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| When implementing a monitoring program for a patient with diabetes consider individualized target goals, coverage for supplies to check blood sugar, manual dexterity and ability to handle meter and supplies and to see information displayed on meter. |
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| Evaluate
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| Progress needs to be continually updated by assessing measurable outcomes.
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Monitoring
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