MANAGE NURSING CARE AT HOME, Table of Contents

DEDICATION...2

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS...3

PREFACE...4 

DISCLAIMER...6

FOREWORD...7

INTRODUCTION...11

NURSING CARE AT HOME...

PROBLEMS...

SOLUTIONS...

THE AUTHORS...

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN...

OUR PROMISE...

YOUR OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY...

HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL...

CHAPTER 1   WHY HOME, NOT A NURSING HOME OR HOSPICE?...

CHAPTER 2   WHERE? ORGANIZING YOUR HOME...

CHAPTER 3   WHAT? EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES...

CHAPTER 4   WHEN? STARTING, SCHEDULING, STOPPING...

CHAPTER 5   WHO? HIRING AND MANAGING NURSES...

CHAPTER 6   HOW? PREVENTING, PRESCRIBING, EXPLAINING, CHARTING, HOSPITALIZATIONS, INFECTION AND CONTAMINATION CONTROL, HIPAA CONTROLS, NURSING CARE PLAN...

CHAPTER 7 LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE...

CHAPTER 8 EMPLOYER’S MEDICAL INSURANCE: OUR         EXPERIENCE (Cooper, 2011)...

CHAPTER 9 DIAGNOSING AND REDUCING YOUR BILLS (Gross and Cooper, 2015)...

CHAPTER 10 NERVOUS SYSTEM…         

CHAPTER 11 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM…

CHAPTER 12 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM…

CHAPTER 13 LYMPHATIC AND IMMUNE SYSTEMS AND                CANCER…

CHAPTER 14 GASTRO-INTESTINAL (DIGESTIVE) SYSTEM…

CHAPTER 15 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM AND DIABETES…

CHAPTER 16 REPRODUCTIVE AND URINARY SYSTEMS…

CHAPTER 17 INTEGUMENTARY (SKIN) SYSTEM…

CHAPTER 18 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM…                           

REFERENCES...

APPENDIX 1 FIVE TIPS FOR EMPOWERED CAREGIVERS…

APPENDIX 2: CUSTODIAL CARE AT HOME…

APPENDIX 3: ACTS OF KINDNESS TOWARD CAREGIVERS...

APPENDIX 4: THE SUCCESSFUL CAREGIVER’S GUIDE

APPENDIX 5: NURSING CARE PLAN EXAMPLE...

EXHIBITS...

EXHIBIT #1:   SHIFT SCHEDULE...

               EXHIBIT #2A: PHYSICIAN’S ORDERS – DAILY & PRN

                                        MEDICATIONS...

EXHIBIT #2B: PHYSICIAN’S ORDERS – EQUIPMENT &

                        TREATMENTS...

EXHIBIT #3:  EMERGENCY PLAN...

EXHIBIT #4:  REFERENCE INFORMATION & CONTACTS...

EXHIBIT #5A: MONTHLY NURSING TREATMENT FORM –

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EXHIBIT #5B:  MONTHLY NURSING TREATMENT FORM –

                         PAGE 3…

EXHIBIT #6A:  DAILY MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION RECORD –

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EXHIBIT #6B:  PRN MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION RECORD –

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               EXHIBIT #7A:  NURSING REVIEW / ASSESSMENT FORM – PAGE

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EXHIBIT #7B:  NURSING REVIEW / ASSESSMENT FORM – PAGE

                         2...

EXHIBIT #8:  BOWEL ELIMINATION / CHANGE RECORD...

EXHIBIT #9:  RX MEDICATION TRANSLATION...

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