July 2023 - Home Health Patient Education

Nurse Teaching on Complications of Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Nurse Teaching on Complications of Diabetic Foot Ulcers Nurse educated the patient/caregiver upon the complications of diabetic foot ulcers as follows: Diabetic foot ulcer usually is an ulcer with full-thickness skin loss and a circular punched out appearance. The ulcer site is surrounded by hard callus, which is thickened and hardened portion of the skin. Due to the neuropathy in poorly managed diabetics, individuals often have poor sensation at the ulcer site, which contributes to the [...]

Nurse Teaching on Types of Stroke

Nurse Teaching on Types of Stroke Nurse educated the patient/caregiver upon the types of stroke as follows: The brain is richly supplied with blood, which delivers oxygen and nutrients to all the brain cells that are highly dependent on them for optimal function. Stroke, also called cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is caused by interruption of blood supply to the brain tissue, which can result in compromised oxygen and nutrient delivery to the affected portions of the [...]

Home Health Care Documentation

Home Health Care Documentation Now you can generate similar detailed and comprehensive skilled nursing narrative for various health conditions using our customizable skilled nursing documentation templates. Sign up know more!! #1 Reason(s) for Home Health Admission PICC Line Patient is a 62-year-old female who was diagnosed with MRSA pneumonia on 11/20/2010. Patient was admitted to XXX and was on antibiotics. Patient was discharged on 11/25/2010 with PICC line and an order for IV antibiotics to [...]

Nursing Visit Note Templates for Start of Care (SOC)

Nursing Visit Note Templates for Start of Care (SOC) Now you can generate similar detailed and comprehensive skilled nursing narrative for various health conditions using our customizable skilled nursing documentation templates. Sign up know more!! #1 Reason(s) for Home Health Admission Fall Head Injury Subdural Hemorrhage Altered LOC Not Hypertensive, but BP Not Under Control After the Fall Patient had an accidental fall, before the SOC and had a head injury with 2 episodes of [...]

OASIS Documentation Samples

OASIS Documentation Samples Now you can generate similar detailed and comprehensive skilled nursing narrative for various health conditions using our customizable skilled nursing documentation templates. Sign up know more!! #1 Reason(s) for Admission to Home Health Degenerative Disc Disease Lumbar Fusion Back Precautions Patient is a 71-year-old female patient with history of degenerative disc disease involving the lumbar spine and underwent lumbar fusion in June 2011. Between last year and this year had about 10 [...]

Nurse Teaching on Nephrotic Syndrome

Nurse Teaching on Nephrotic Syndrome Nurse educated the patient and caregiver on the complications of nephrotic syndrome as follows: Glomeruli are the small blood vessels in the kidneys that filter excess fluid and wastes from the blood. Usually protein are bigger molecules and so, cannot pass through the glomeruli, to be filtered out. Proteins in the blood usually draw extra water from the body into the blood stream. This extra water in the blood stream can [...]

Nurse Teaching on Causes and Risk Factors for Myocardial Infarction

Nurse Teaching on Causes and Risk Factors for Myocardial Infarction Nurse educated the patient and caregiver on the causes and risk factors for myocardial infarction as follows: Like every other body organ, even the heart will need oxygen-rich blood to survive. Oxygenated blood is supplied to the heart muscle through arterial system called coronary circulation. Two major coronary arteries branch from the aorta, right and left coronary arteries. Coronary arteries further branch off into smaller [...]

Nurse Teaching on Complications of Unresolved Osteoarthritis

Nurse Teaching on Complications of Unresolved Osteoarthritis Nurse educated the patient and caregiver on the complications of unresolved osteoarthritis as follows: Damage to the cartilage: Osteoarthritis involves damage to the articular cartilage that covers the ends of bones and allows the bones to glide over each other. Articular cartilage minimizes the friction between the joints and makes the movement easier and pain free. Chronic unresolved osteoarthritis leads to complete lysis of the articular cartilage resulting in loose [...]