Community Health in a Multicultural Environment 2

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Community Health in a Multicultural Environment 2

• Myth about America The streets are paved with
  gold
• Quote from an immigrant to America
• There were few streets, no gold, and I did most
  of the paving

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Chapter 14 Specialized Home Health Care Nursing

• Presented by Sarah Covington RN, MSN

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Specialized Home Health Care Nursing

• Presented by Sarah Covington RN, MSN
• Reference Hunt, R. (2004). Introduction to
  community based nursing (3rd Ed.). Philadelphia
  Lippincott. Chapter 14.

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Specialized Home Health Care Nursing

• 1 Identify four specialized roles for home
  health care nurses.
• Infusion Therapy
• Hospice Nursing
• Telemedicine
• Wound Care
• Maternal-Child home care,
• Pain Management

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Specialized Home Health Care Nursing

• 2 Outline the role responsibilities for each
  specialized role discussed in the chapter.
• Infusion Therapy
• Primary role of direct care giver
• Care Manager
• Educator

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Specialized Home Health Care Nursing

• Wound Care Specialist
• Direct Care Provider
• Communicator
• Educator
• Pain Management
• Educator
• Counsellor
• Advocate

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Specialized Home Health Care Nursing

• Maternal-Child Home Care
• Direct Care Provider
• Educator
• Advocate
• Counsellor

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Specialized Home Health Care Nursing

• Hospice
• Counselling
• Education
• Managing
• Direct Care Provider
• Advocate

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Specialized Home Health Care Nursing

• 3 Utilize a pain assessment tool.
• Oucher Scale
• McGill

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Specialized Home Health Care Nursing

• 4 Identify trends for specialized roles for
  home health care nursing.
• Telemedicine
• Certification in Specialization
• Research
• Use of technology