submitted by Judy Bearden RN MSN/ED With the cuts in Medicare more families will be completing non-complex and complicated wound care at home. Educating the family on wound care can help to reduce the stress levels of the patient and family. Using best practice guidelines nurses sending people home from the hospital with wounds, […]
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Infection Control in the Spotlight
March 3, 2020
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China. There are confirmed cases in New Hampshire. Caregivers in home care and hospice are being urged to continue with standard infection control precautions to limit the spread of the virus in the community. […]
Public Health Officials Struggle To Identify Sepsis Before It Becomes Deadly
August 24, 2016
After Rory Staunton fell at the gym and cut his arm in March of 2012, the 12-year-old became feverish and vomited during the night, complaining of a sharp pain in his leg. When his parents called his pediatrician the next day, she wasn’t worried. She said there was a stomach virus going around New York […]
Zika Virus: Suggestions for Home Care and Hospice Agencies
August 18, 2016
In an effort to prevent infection during pregnancy and serious birth defects, an experimental vaccine was created earlier this year by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). This study will be tested at three different sites. Zika virus disease continues to hit the headlines. Currently, we have 15 cases of Zika virus in […]