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The Future of Home Health Nursing: Innovations and Opportunities

By Linda Childers

Discover the evolving landscape of home health nursing. Explore innovations, challenges, and future opportunities for home health nurses in this blog.

Are You a Home Infusion Nurse? Learn the Specialty’s Future

By Stacey Kusterbeck

As a home infusion nurse, your role is integral to the move to personalized healthcare. Discover the exciting future of home infusion nursing.

How Workplace Violence Impacts Home Health Nurses

By Natalie Vaughn

When providing care in an unfamiliar environment with many unknown factors, home care nurses face a unique risk for workplace violence.

Home Healthcare Benefits for Nurses and Patients

By Lora Sparkman

Home healthcare benefits patients and nurses by offering more individualized care and a less stressful care setting for nurses who may be facing burnout.

Caring for Medically Complex Children Takes a Village

By Lisette Hilton

Medically complex children need healthcare teams that can support them during admission, discharge, and beyond, and nurses are there for it all.

Nephrology Nurse Goes the Extra Mile for Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis

Cheroyl Reado would do just about anything for her patients. And she has found a tremendous sense of purpose in empowering patients on peritoneal dialysis.

Not reporting neglect of adult patient lands home health agency in court

Several of my past blogs have covered the obligation of nurses to report child abuse and neglect to designated authorities. But not reporting neglect of an adult patient, even if it's "self-neglect" is just as critical.

Patients feel impact of home care nursing shortage

By Carole Jakucs

The nursing shortage. For years, those three words have invoked concern among nurses, healthcare leaders and recruiters. Though the phrase is usually mentioned regarding hospital settings, a shortage of nurses is being felt in home care as well, specifically by families who have children with complex medical needs.

Heart Monitors Aid Nurses in Reducing Readmissions

By Jonathan Bilyk

Home health nurses from VNA Healthtrends Illinois are testing the use of a portable electronic monitor to check patients for congestive heart failure.

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