{"title":"Accountable care organizations and home care: strategies for success.","authors":"Joan Quinn","doi":"10.1097/NHH.0000000000000160","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NHH.0000000000000160","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77162,"journal":{"name":"Home healthcare nurse","volume":"32 10","pages":"619-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/NHH.0000000000000160","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32793086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dogs as pets, visitors, therapists and assistants.","authors":"Melissa Y Winkle, Anna Wilder, Liberty Z Jackson","doi":"10.1097/NHH.0000000000000156","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NHH.0000000000000156","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dogs can play an integral role in the recovery of patients through companionship, animal-assisted therapy, and as assistance dogs. This article will define and differentiate these 3 categories and provide resources for home healthcare and hospice clinicians who may want to include dogs in the plan of care for select patients. </p>","PeriodicalId":77162,"journal":{"name":"Home healthcare nurse","volume":"32 10","pages":"589-95"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/NHH.0000000000000156","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32792638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How to enjoy the holidays with diabetes.","authors":"Katherine J Moran, Rosanne Burson","doi":"10.1097/NHH.0000000000000158","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NHH.0000000000000158","url":null,"abstract":"The holiday season is a wonderful time of year, but for some, it can present challenges related to glucose control, especially when visiting friends and family. The good news is your patients do not need to sacrifice glucose control to partake in the festivities. The key is to plan ahead! During this time of year, your patients may be traveling to visit friends and family and are likely enjoying their favorite holiday treats. To help your patients maintain glucose control, it may help if you suggest a few of the following simple tips (American Diabetes Association, 2014; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013; Eating Well, 2014):","PeriodicalId":77162,"journal":{"name":"Home healthcare nurse","volume":"32 10","pages":"610-1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/NHH.0000000000000158","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32793078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Safety first for a homebound patient with dementia.","authors":"Jane Harkey","doi":"10.1097/NHH.0000000000000157","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NHH.0000000000000157","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article is a short case study that describes how a certified geriatric case manager coordinated care and provided safe alternatives to institutional care for an elderly, community dwelling patient with dementia. </p>","PeriodicalId":77162,"journal":{"name":"Home healthcare nurse","volume":"32 10","pages":"601-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/NHH.0000000000000157","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32792640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Avoiding emergency department visits for COPD, pneumonia, and heart failure: when should patients go to the emergency department?","authors":"Deborah Fritz, Patricia McKenzie","doi":"10.1097/NHH.0000000000000152","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NHH.0000000000000152","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Patients with pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and heart failure make frequent visits to the emergency department. Heart failure alone is the reason for more than 1 million emergency department visits annually in the United States. This article describes strategies home care clinicians can use to prevent unnecessary emergency department visits for patients with pneumonia, COPD and heart failure. </p>","PeriodicalId":77162,"journal":{"name":"Home healthcare nurse","volume":"32 10","pages":"578-86; quiz 587-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/NHH.0000000000000152","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32792637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hypertension management guidelines update and research on the importance of blood pressure control.","authors":"LaToya Sealy, Arthur Oliva","doi":"10.1097/NHH.0000000000000163","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NHH.0000000000000163","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 65 million adults in America have hypertension (HTN) and fewer than half of those 65 million people have their blood pressure (BP) under control. More than 1,000 deaths occur each day related to HTN and Americans are at an increased risk of complications related to uncontrolled BP such as heart failure, stroke, myocardial infarction, and kidney disease (). Data from the National Home and Hospice Survey, which is conducted by the CDC, indicate that 41% of home care patients have HTN (). This research brief column profiles four recently published articles on HTN. The first discusses the most recent guidelines for managing HTN, which were released in early 2014. The second article describes the success of an intensive structured HTN medication management and management protocol. The third and fourth briefs describe studies investigating the ongoing risk of HTN poststroke. </p>","PeriodicalId":77162,"journal":{"name":"Home healthcare nurse","volume":"32 10","pages":"603-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/NHH.0000000000000163","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32793076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Trends affecting the future of home healthcare.","authors":"Karl Irish","doi":"10.1097/NHH.0000000000000143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NHH.0000000000000143","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77162,"journal":{"name":"Home healthcare nurse","volume":"32 9","pages":"567-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/NHH.0000000000000143","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32707619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}