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Caring for Medically Complex Children Takes a Village

Nurse.com

are offering models of care for children with medical complexity that aim to reduce readmissions and healthcare costs by supporting families who care for these children at home. Nurses’ Role With Medically Complex Children. The home health nurse could also call us. Children’s hospitals in the U.S.

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

Daily Nurse

After a hospitalization, home healthcare enables patients to recover where they feel most comfortable: in their homes. Nurses visit patients to provide care to keep them at home, given that hospital readmissions cost the U.S. healthcare system more than $41 billion each year.