A Mom & Me program.
For the postpartum patient and her newborn, the hospitalization period continues to decrease while educational needs are unchanged. This leads to high stress and a limited ability for patients to absorb needed information for safe care after discharge. The program described below shows how one home care agency combined the skills of the in-hospital nursing staff and home care staff to develop an in-home educational program for this population.
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Performance Improvement Program, Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, Certified Home Health Agency, Babylon, New York, USA.
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D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007902:Length of Stay; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011247:Pregnancy; D015397:Program Evaluation