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How Workplace Violence Impacts Home Health Nurses

Nurse.com

As the demand for home healthcare grows, so does the risk of workplace violence for home health nurses. . Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that home healthcare is one of America’s fastest-growing industries, with a projected compound annual growth rate of 5% for 2014–2024, which equals approximately 760,400 new jobs.

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Home Healthcare Benefits for Nurses and Patients

Nurse.com

Nurses working in the home healthcare can more easily see the fruits of their labor. Patients are able to demonstrate their progress by completing daily, household tasks all thanks to the hard work and dedication of their home health nurse. Home Healthcare Benefits for Patients. contact hours).

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A Message to the Nurse's Future Self

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

Next, they remember your kindness, the way you looked at them, fluffed their pillow, started an IV with extra care, or made them more at ease in their own home. They may not recall exact moments, but they might say, " You know, when I was in the hospital in 2014, there was this nurse who was so kind to me.

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