Home care nursing [electronic resource] : surviving in an ever-changing care environment / Tina M. Marrelli.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Home care nursing: surviving in an ever-changing care environment -- Praise for Home Care Nursing -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Table of Contents -- Reviewers -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Healthcare: Overview of Change and Complexity -- 2. What Is Home Healthcare and Home Care Comprised of Exactly? -- 3. What Makes Home Care the Most Unique Practice Setting? -- 4. Becoming a Home Care Clinician or Manager: Information Needed for Success -- 5. The Environment of Care: The Home and Community Interface -- 6. The Fundamentals: The Interface of Law, Regulation, and Quality -- 7. The Home Visit: The Important Unit of Care -- 8. Documentation of Care and Related Processes -- 9. Where to From Here? Or Welcome to the Most Exciting Healthcare Setting There Is! -- Appendix A: Home Care and Hospice/Palliative Care Organizations/Associations -- Appendix B: Resources for Clinicians and Patient/Caregiver Education -- Appendix C: Home Health & Hospice MAC Areas -- Appendix D: Medicare Benefit Policy Manual: Chapter 7-Home Health Services -- Index.

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Tina M. Marrelli's new book, Home Care Nursing: Surviving in an Ever-Changing Care Environment is a practical and comprehensive guidebook written concisely and without jargon or insider acronyms, making the book accessible to anyone whose work is connected to home care nursing services. Designed to provide chapters as stand-alone resources for readers with previous experience seeking updated guidance, Home Care Nursing is also an excellent guide for course or orientation material. Each chapter is packed with practical questions, discussion topics, and additional resources, such as a complete Medicare Benefit Policy for reference. Additionally, offering more than just an overview of the healthcare and home care markets, this book discusses the unique practice setting and environment of home care nursing, the laws regulations, and quality, and how to make the leap into the field, document your home visit, and improve your professional growth and development.

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