Remove Blog Remove Home care Remove Nursing home Remove Patient care
article thumbnail

5 tips to improve and better utilize your home care plans [Free tip sheet]

AlayaCare

The caregiver employment crisis has the home care industry on its toes looking for solutions to employee churn. In 2021, poorly managed care plans were in the top 10 complaints from care providers and nurses in home care organizations, according to Home Care Pulse.

Home care 130
article thumbnail

5 tips to improve and better utilize your home care plans [Free tip sheet]

AlayaCare

The caregiver employment crisis has the home care industry on its toes looking for solutions to employee churn. In 2021, poorly managed care plans were in the top 10 complaints from care providers and nurses in home care organizations, according to Home Care Pulse.

Home care 130
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

When Facing Language Barriers, Having the Same Home Care Nurse Improves Outcomes

Daily Nurse

Improving Outcomes in Home Care Research shows that home care patients who speak a language other than English are at a higher risk for readmission to the hospital. The patients spoke Spanish, Korean, Chinese, or Russian as their primary language.

article thumbnail

Long-Term Care Nurse Fired for Not Falsifying Documentation

Nurse.com

The RN was also accused of not updating patient care plans, but she stated she had, in fact, done this and had taken screen shots of her updates. The attorney will most likely discuss the federal Nursing Home Reform Act with the RN. Any nursing home receiving Medicare or Medicaid funds must comply with these standards.

article thumbnail

Home Infusion Nurse Says Colleague put Patient at Risk

Nurse.com

A home healthcare infusion nurse is concerned about one of her RN colleagues. This colleague documented that she infused a medication for a home care patient in contradiction to the directions on the infusion bag from the home infusion pharmacy. Carefully monitor a patient who is receiving infusion therapy.

Nursing 80
article thumbnail

Home Infusion Nurse Says Colleague put Patient at Risk

Nurse.com

A home healthcare infusion nurse is concerned about one of her RN colleagues. This colleague documented that she infused a medication for a home care patient in contradiction to the directions on the infusion bag from the home infusion pharmacy. Carefully monitor a patient who is receiving infusion therapy.

Nursing 52
article thumbnail

RN With Family Crisis Put on Leave for Patient Abandonment

Nurse.com

When on duty, an RN must inform someone in nursing administration of the need to leave so that patient care and other nursing responsibilities are completed by another nurse or healthcare provider. This is essential so that patient safety is not compromised. Consequences for Patient Abandonment.