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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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Hypertension and Chronic Stable Angina - Medications
The Joint Commission of Hospitals National Patient Safety goal number eight states "accurately and completely reconcile medications across the continuum of care." Medication reconcilitation is a goal that crosses practice settings. - Comparing Current and Newly Ordered Medications
- Communicating Medications to the Next Provider
- Providing a Reconciled Medication List to the Patient
- Settings in which Medications Are Minimally Used
Homecare patients with hypertension (HTN) and/or chronic stable angina (CSA) should receive education about their medications. Education should include the drug name, dose, schedule, purpose, side effects, special precautions or considerations and safe storage.
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| Assess
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| Review patient and/or caregivers’ knowledge of present medications as well as any use of alternative treatments. Also, consider any shared medications as well as the date of 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 with resources to set and to reach goals. |
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| Implement
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| Ongoing communication among all professionals, patients 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 patients need to be evaluated regularly and revised to achieve desired health outcomes. |
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Medications
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