Rehabilitation for the Home Care Patient With COPD

The population of home healthcare workers (HHCWs) is rapidly expanding. Worker tasks and the unique home care environments place the worker at increased risks of occupational exposures, injury, and illness. Previous studies focusing on occupational exposures of HHCWs are limited to self-reports and would benefit from direct observations. The purpose of this study is to describe the occupational hazards observed in the unique work environment of home healthcare. HHCWs and home care patient participants were recruited from one home care agency in the Midwest to be observed during a routine home visit. This cross-sectional study used a trained occupational health nurse for direct observation of the occupational setting. Standardized observations and data collection were completed using the Home Healthcare Worker Observation Tool. The observer followed a registered nurse and occupational therapist into 9 patient homes observing visits ranging from 22 to 58 minutes. Hazards observed outside of and within the home include uneven pavements (n = 6, 67%), stairs without railings (n = 2, 22%), throw rugs (n = 7, 78%), unrestrained animals (n = 2, 22%), dust (n = 5, 56%), and mold (n = 2, 22%). Hand hygiene was observed prior to patient care 2 times (22%) and after patient care during 5 visits (56%). Observations have identified hazards that have the potential to impact workers’ and patients’ health. The direct observations of HHCWs provided opportunities for occupational safety professionals to understand the occupational exposures and challenges HHCWs encounter in the home care environment and begin to identify ways to mitigate occupational hazards.

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Pharmacists excluded from home care patient assessment

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy ◽

10.1093/ajhp/56.7.603a ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 56 (7) ◽

pp. 603-603

Author(s):

Nancy Tarleton Landis

Keyword(s):

Home Care ◽

Care Patient ◽

Patient Assessment

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The Quest for Best Practice in Caring for the Home Care Patient With an Indwelling Urinary Catheter

Home Healthcare Nurse ◽

10.1097/01.nhh.0000311031.08344.cd ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 121-128 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Josephine Sienkiewicz ◽

Ginny Wilkinson ◽

Kathleen D. Emr

Keyword(s):

Home Care ◽

Best Practice ◽

Urinary Catheter ◽

Care Patient ◽

Indwelling Urinary Catheter

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Gambaran kadar serum magnesium pada pasien penyakit ginjal kronik stadium 5 non dialisis di Manado

Jurnal e-Biomedik ◽

10.35790/ebm.4.1.2016.10868 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Medhyka S.A. Kawilarang ◽

Arthur E. Mongan ◽

Maya Memah

Keyword(s):

Chronic Kidney Disease ◽

Kidney Disease ◽

Home Care ◽

Hospital Care ◽

Serum Magnesium ◽

Chronic Kidney Disease Stage ◽

Muscular Contraction ◽

Care Patient ◽

Disease Stage ◽

Ckd Stage

Abstract: Magnesium is a metal, one of the eight most abundant element in universe. Magnesium also is a mineral that responsible for bone metabolism control, neural transmission, cardiac excitability, neuromuscular conduction, muscular contraction, vasomotor, and blood pressure. In chronic kidney disease stage 4-5, compensation mechanism become inadequate that caused a hypermagnesemia. Objectives: This study aimed to know the picture of magnesium serum in non dialysis CKD stage 5 in Manado. Material Methods: This is a descriptive study, conducted by selecting 35 blood samples in Nephrology-Hypertension Polyclinic and IRINA of Interna of Prof. Dr. R.D Kandou Hospital and Teling Adventist Hospital. Result: There are 16 samples (45.7%) experience hypomagnesemia consisted of 8 home-care patient (22.9%) and 8 hospital-care patient (22.9%), 10 samples (28.6%) are in normal range consisted of 3 home-care patient (8.6%) and 7 hospital-care patient (20.0%), and 9 samples (25.7%) are experience hypermagnesemia consisted of 6 home-care patient (17.1%) and 3 hospital-care patient (8.6%) from total non dialysis CKD stage 5 samples result from laboratory examination. Conclusion: Patient with hypomagnesemia most frekuent than patient with hypermagnesemia.Keywords: magnesium, chronic kidney disease, non dialysisAbstrak: Magnesium merupakan logam yang masuk dalam delapan elemen paling melimpah di alam semesta. Magnesium juga merupakan mineral yang bertanggung jawab dalam pengaturan metabolisme tulang, transmisi saraf, eksitabilitas jantung, konduksi neuromuskular, kontraksi muscular, vasomotor, dan tekanan darah. Pada penyakit ginjal kronik stadium 4-5 mekanisme kompensasi ginjal menjadi inadekuat sehingga dapat menghasilkan hipermagnesemia. Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran kadar serum magnesium pada pasien PGK non dialisis stadium 5 di Manado. Metode Penelitian: Penelitian ini adalah penelitian yang bersifat deskriptif yang dilaksanakan dengan cara mengambil sampel darah di Poliklinik Nefrologi-Hipertensi dan IRINA bagian Penyakit Dalam RSUP Prof. DR. R. D. Kandou Manado dan RS Advent Teling sebanyak 35 sampel. Hasil: Tercatat 16 orang yang mengalami hipomagnesemia (45,7%) diantaranya 8 orang pasien rawat jalan (22,9%) dan 8 orang pasien rawat inap (22,9%), 10 orang dalam batas nilai normal (28,6%) diantaranya 3 orang pasien rawat jalan (8,6%) dan 7 orang pasien rawat inap (20,0%), serta 9 orang mengalami hipermagnesemia (25,7%) diantaranya 6 orang pasien rawat jalan (17,1%) dan 3 orang pasien rawat inap (8,6%) dari total jumlah pasien terdiagnosis dokter PGK stadium 5 non dialisis yang didapatkan dari hasil pemeriksaan laboratorium. Simpulan: Frekuensi pasien yang mengalami hipomagnesemia lebih banyak dibandingkan pasien hipermagnesemiaKata kunci: magnesium, penyakit ginjal kronik, non dialisis

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