This Comprehensive Guide will help you to: Transition to continuous home health care nursing Understand the foundation for home health care Massively improve your home health nursing skills Let me help you to make a smooth transition from facility nursing to home care nursing. Or if you are already a home care nurse, but recognize the need to improve your knowledge and skills in the specialty of continuous home health care, I can help you do just that Then this training will take you by the hand, and guide you every step of the way Here's what you get with this training guide: Description and explanation of Continuous Home Health Care, the nurse's training and responsibilities, and current trends within the specialty. Most common nursing procedures performed in the home, with pictures, and introduction to the most common home medical equipment including: Tracheostomy care - how to PEG Tube care - how to Ventilator care - how to Special intravenous infusion system - how to Plus much more

This volume first examines projected demographic changes that will affect the economic well-being of China s rural elderly over the next twenty years, taking into account both China s sharp demographic transition and the continued migration of young adults into cities. The projected old age dependency ratio of 34 percent in China s rural areas by 2030 suggests that support of the elderly is likely to be an increasing burden on China s families over the next twenty years. The book next documents the sources of financial support, poverty incidence and vulnerability of the rural elderly since the early 1990s. China s rural elderly have been consistently poorer and more vulnerable to poverty than both working age households and the urban elderly. In contrast to the urban elderly who frequently have pension support, the rural elderly typically rely either on their own labor income or financial support from adult children. A substantial share of China s rural elderly continue to work well beyond the age 70, but labor as a primary source of support falls sharply during their 60s. Additional evidence suggests that the rural elderly work well beyond 60 out of necessity and only stop working when physically incapacitated. While average transfers from adult children to elderly parents are sufficient to keep them out of poverty, adult migrant children with uncertain income create the risk that transfers will not be sufficient to keep some rural elderly out of poverty. The final sections of the book review experiences with rural pensions during the 1990s and 2000s and draws out the lessons which have informed the design of a new national rural pension scheme. Among the many issues discussed, the report highlights the importance of providing incentives for participation in the pension scheme and important issues related to the portability of pensions for a mobile population."

Awarded first place in the 2020 AJN Book of the Year Award in the Community & Public Health category How do you solve population-level health problems and develop appropriate nursing interventions? This unique, problem-solving, case-based approach shows you how. You'll encounter different case studies in every chapter-that explore concepts such as community assessments, public health policy, and surveillance. Step by step, you'll develop the knowledge and skills you need to apply public health principles across a variety of health care settings, special populations, and scenarios.

Headaches What a pain they can be Millions of people are suffering from cluster and tension headaches. This is another very informative book by Robert Rymore. He continues with his interest in writing medical educational guides. This guide is intended to be a tool, one that will give you information and hopefully some pain relief. Cluster Headaches & Tension Headaches causes, remedies, relief, symptoms, treatment, managing pain, exercises all included. Readers will surely find much contribution by this book, to relief their pain or even to create a pain free healthy lifestyle. The book is written in an easy to read and understandable style. The content is informative, educative and easy to understand.

Are you caring for, or intending to care, for an elderly friend or relative and would like to make their life at home a viable and worthwhile alternative to residential care? Perhaps the prospect of caring seems overwhelming and you feel the need for some emotional or physical support. Then this book has been written for you. My book is not aimed at care workers who are trained to care, but at unpaid carers who are caring out of a sense of compassion, family loyalty or out of love. Caring For An Elderly Person At Home is not a textbook, but a friendly guide based on my own experiences of caring for elderly people in their own homes. I hope it will help with advice on the day-to-day tasks of caring and coping with important issues, such as failing health, poor mobility and financial matters. You will also find advice on how to obtain professional help when necessary.

Home care for an aging parent is not an alternative to assisted living or nursing home care. To the contrary, any options other than home care should be viewed as alternatives Remaining at home is the most desirable option for most people. Finding Freedom at Home will help families who are facing this issue are who often confused about how to navigate the waters of home care. Common questions are: - What type of care is available? - What is appropriate? - Is it feasible for Mom to stay at home? - What about MY home? - How do we pay for home care? - Whom do we even ask? This book will answer these questions.

Why not find and coordinate your own private care? The reasons are usually simply because you don't have resources, the need is urgent, you don't know where to start, what to consider, what to watch out for, how to coordinate the care provider and services. In short, the main reason is that it is too overwhelming and time consuming on top of what you have in your own personal lives: kids, jobs, crucial commitments. This workbook is a a top level, one night read and is intended to show you that independent private care is possible and affordable by following these tips and insights.

A compelling navigation through the questions, problems, and risks involved in choosing an assisted living facility. Winner of the 2007 American Journal of Nursing's Book of the Year Award in the categories of public policy and creative writing. A compelling navigation through the questions, problems, and risks involved in choosing an assisted living facility. Winner of the 2007 American Journal of Nursing's Book of the Year Award in the categories of public policy and creative writing.

"This excellent and accurate personal documentation by a long-distance caregiver as he 'travels' with his mother from her fierce independence to dependence is a very helpful guide to assist us as we care for our loved ones in their advanced years - and plan ahead for ourselves."

- Hon. Dorcas R. Hardy, Former Commissioner of Social Security and 2005 White House Conference on Aging Chair

Are you caring for someone with the Alzheimer's disease? Or you may want to know the facts? There has been a great number of occurrences of this disease among older adults. Their caregivers struggle the most. Cure and treatment is a mystery. Symptoms are treated but not cured. Research continues to find ways to battle this disease. It has been misunderstood by most of us. For the meantime, home care is an option. Though it seems difficult to manage the disease at home, a deeper meaning of compassion and care coexists there. This book aims to provide the important facts about the Alzheimer's disease and the management of it's symptoms in a home care setting. The chapters in this book are: Chapter 1 - Defining and Classifying Alzheimer's Disease Chapter 2 - Possible Causes and the Mechanism of Alzheimer's Disease Chapter 3 - Stages and Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease Chapter 4 - Diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease Chapter 5 - Managing the Safety of a Person with Alzheimer's Disease Chapter 6 - Managing the Care of Bodily Symptoms through Prescribed Medications Chapter 7 - Managing and Intervening the Behavioral Symptoms Chapter 8 - Effectively Communicating to a Person with the Alzheimer's Disease Chapter 9 - Managing the Activities of Daily Living Chapter 10 - Basic Home Care Management

Building on the reputation of Manual of Community Nursing and Communicable Diseases, the all-new Vlok’s Community Health is relevant for the Community Health Professional under the Re-engineered Primary Healthcare System.

Topics covered include Public Health, the National Health Insurance and Community Oriented Primary Care, as well as care of the individual throughout the lifespan. This well-written text places emphasis on practical application of theoretical concepts. The practical aspects extend to the chapters on Managing the Community Clinic and Caring for the Disabled at Home, which contain informative examples and suggestions.

Social aspects have not been overlooked and appropriate chapters on Family Pathologies, Intimate Partner Violence and Cultural World Views have been included.

If you need to give yourself or someone else an IM injection, this handy guide is for you. You will learn all about syringes and needles and how to give the injection in the correct place.

Imagine you are in an unfamiliar country or situation. Would the confidential support and encouragement of another person having been through a similar experience be of help?

The DAFFODIL ("Dial A Family Friend Or Dial In Line") programme was developed as a communication network run by volunteers - mothers wanting to support other young mothers separated from family and friends.

This network, led by Sister Denise Latto PSM, lobbied Government agencies and businesses on behalf of parents and built trust, friendships and communities for new families making their homes in Salisbury, South Australia during the 1980's.

The founder of the group and author of this book offers the reader the same handy hints, recipes and simple remedies she gave to all parents during her time as a community child health nurse.

MRSA infection is becoming increasingly prevalent in home care. This book was written by a registered nurse who has worked in home care and in infection control. If you follow the steps outlined in this book, you can feel safe that you are protecting yourself and your patient from this infection, which can be lethal for someone in a compromised medical state.

If you are someone new to the world of ostomies and stomas, this book will give you the basic information on how to care for them and help you feel comfortable in doing so.

You're returning home from a conference at the other end of the county, switch on the answering machine at two in the morning and hear the words, "I'm dying." First, you know it just can't be true-she's been a hypochondriac all her life-but this time it may be. How do you literally drop a full life overnight to run a home hospice? This book is written by a younger sister, a psychotherapist and Psychosynthesis trainer. It's a story we all need to know as the population grows older, and most become caregivers in the home at some point. Included are many useful quotes, references from experts like James Pennebacker and Steven Levine, and the author's reflections. CYNTHIA PINCUS RUSSELL Russell, PhD, has published extensively in both general and academic periodicals. She teaches and supervises Psychosynthesis, collecting techniques from a variety of cultures for rapid recovery and growth. Dr. Russell has also been on the clinical faculty at Yale School of Medicine for years and served as Assistant Clinical Professor in Psychiatry (Psychology) as a supervisor. Her writing includes three books, dozens of articles, research on adult development and depression, poetry, non-fiction and fiction. Her book, "Double Duties," was a Woman Today Book Club selection, and Book of the Year of the New Haven Public Library. An essay, "Coming Home," was reprinted in seven languages. Recent publications include the poem "Memorial Day" in "Beyond Lament," an anthology of poems on the Holocaust, and poems in "Castalian Springs," "Orange Willow Review," "Red Oak" and many others. Articles have appeared in "The New York Times," "Parents," "Columbia," and other periodicals. Her "Patient as Teacher" program represents twelve years of research and interviews, and has been excerpted on line by the Yale School of Medicine.

Here's the Deal is a book that offers straightforward advice regarding the confusing world of cancer. If you have been diagnosed with this terrible disease, you too, are now faced with having to make life or death decisions with little background or expertise. This book is a reflection of my personal journals when my husband, Tommy, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. We chose to integrate both conventional and alternative therapies which greatly improved his quality of life. These were not easy decisions to make. Being a mother of three small children, and having no medical background, this journey was incredibly scary for me. In writing this book, I wanted to help those who are also searching for answers so they did not have to reinvent the wheel or have to figure everything out on their own. Tom and I discovered that you can help your body and have a much better quality of life by making lifestyle changes. This book is not intended to "bash" the medical community or promote alternative therapies. It is written, however, to show you how a normal, busy family dealt with life after the rug had been pulled out from under them with a diagnosis of aggressive cancer. Never forget that you are not alone in this fight. I hope this book provides you with insight as to what the human body - your body - can do if you just take the time to understand it, ask the right questions, and be proactive in your healing.