title: Teaching Caregivers to Administer Eye Drops, Transdermal Patches, and Suppositories.
abstract: This article is the third in a series, Supporting Family Caregivers: No Longer Home Alone, published in collaboration with the AARP Public Policy Institute. Results of focus groups conducted as part of the AARP Public Policy Institute's No Longer Home Alone video project supported evidence that family caregivers aren't being given the information they need to manage the complex care regimens of their family members. This series of articles and accompanying videos aims to help nurses provide caregivers with the tools they need to manage their family member's medications. Each article explains the principles nurses should consider and reinforce with caregivers and is accompanied by a video for the caregiver to watch. The third video can be accessed at http://links.lww.com/AJN/A76.
authors.affiliation: Allison Lindauer is an assistant professor at Oregon Health and Science University, Portland. Kathryn Sexson is a family NP at Denali Family Healthcare and an assistant professor in the School of Nursing, University of Alaska, Anchorage. Theresa A. Harvath is the associate dean for academics in the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, University of California, Davis, in Sacramento. The authors would like to acknowledge Susan C. Reinhard and Heather M. Young, leaders of the No Longer Home Alone video project, and the contributions of Carol Levine, who conducted focus groups with family caregivers regarding the challenges of medication management. Contact author: Allison Lindauer, lindauer@ohsu.edu. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lindauer
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sexson
authors.forename: Theresa A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Harvath
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education*; D006701:Home Nursing; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013488:Suppositories / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D057968:Transdermal Patch
chemical_list: D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D013488:Suppositories