Family caregiving at home.
PPS has demanded that we teach caregivers to assist while receiving home care and upon discharge. This article focuses on what home care nurses need to know to adequately prepare families for the caregiving experience. Specific strategies for efficiently facilitating caregiver support including assessment, specific problems, and resource and referral suggestions are addressed.
Weiland
Susanne
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, USA.
Shellenbarger
Teresa
T
D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012944:Social Support