Meeting the needs of home care patients 24 hours a day. 1996

M Shields, and A Bernard, and A Martin

Meeting the patient care needs after the regular work day requires agencies to have a well-planned, comprehensive extended-hours program. This description of a large agency's approach to providing this service can be helpful to all agencies, regardless of size and location.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009551 Night Care Institutional night care of patients. Care, Night,Cares, Night,Night Cares
D009737 Nursing Records Data recorded by nurses concerning the nursing care given to the patient, including judgment of the patient's progress. Records, Nursing,Nursing Record,Record, Nursing
D010561 Personnel Staffing and Scheduling The selection, appointing, and scheduling of personnel. Staffing and Scheduling,Personnel Staffing,Work Schedule,Schedule, Work,Scheduling and Staffing,Staffing, Personnel,Work Schedules
D003152 Community Health Nursing General and comprehensive nursing practice directed to individuals, families, or groups as it relates to and contributes to the health of a population or community. This is not an official program of a Public Health Department. Nursing, Community Health
D006301 Health Services Needs and Demand Health services required by a population or community as well as the health services that the population or community is able and willing to pay for. Health Services Needs,Needs,Needs and Demand, Health Services,Target Population,Health Services Need,Need, Health Services,Needs, Health Services,Population, Target,Populations, Target,Target Populations
D006699 Home Care Services Community health and NURSING SERVICES providing coordinated multiple services to the patient at the patient's homes. These home-care services are provided by a visiting nurse, home health agencies, HOSPITALS, or organized community groups using professional staff for care delivery. It differs from HOME NURSING which is provided by non-professionals. Domiciliary Care,Home Health Care,Care Services, Home,Home Care,Services, Home Care,Care, Domiciliary,Care, Home,Home Care Service,Service, Home Care
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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