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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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Heart Failure
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Medications
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| Best Practice: Homecare patients with heart failure should receive education about their medications. Education should include the drug name, dose, schedule, purpose, side effects, special precautions or considerations and safe storage. References |
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| Assess
(9 documents) |
| Review patient and/or caregivers’ knowledge of present medications and any use of alternative treatments. Also consider any shared or out-of-date medications. |
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| Plan
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| The plan of care should include specific measurable patient goals. Use “plan characteristics” below as tools to build a nursing plan and find resources to set and reach goals. |
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| Implement
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| Ongoing communications among all professionals, patient and caregivers is essential to improving and maintaining stability. This is particularly true when communication involves prescribing, teaching and monitoring medications.
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| Evaluate
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| Progress needs to be continually updated by assessing measurable outcomes. The goals and interventions for all heart failure patients need to be evaluated regularly and revised to achieve desired health outcomes. |
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Medications
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