title: What does isolation mean in home healthcare?
abstract: In the event of an infectious disease outbreak, home health nurses are called upon to care for patients who have been placed on isolation precautions. To protect themselves, patients, and caregivers, nurses must be knowledgeable about infectious diseases and infection control procedures. A checklist is provided to assist the nurse and caregiver with guidance in performing the patient's care.
authors.affiliation: Screening Department at Lakeland Regional Cancer Center in Lakeland, FL, USA. wehuckery@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Huckery
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010356:Patient Isolation / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D016635:Universal Precautions