Saturday, March 19, 2011

Reflective Journal: Your Role in Health Promotion and Improving the Quality of Life of the Elderly

Include relevant lessons you have learned from this course such as your role in health promotion and enhancement of the quality of life for your patients, their family and/or caregivers; case management; challenges of a home care professional;  and needed changes in nursing education,  regulatory organizations and government to promote quality patient care in the home and provision of care by highly qualified home health staff. (Submit journal under COMMENTS section).

Reflective Journal: Experience of a New Home Health Nurse

Please Include in your journal what your visit experience was like, what each visit entailed in terms of time management, and prioritizing (length of visit, coordination and collaboration, and chart time), and documents you needed for each visit. What can you do to be more efficient with time management and organization. What type of assistance will you need from your employer? Do you have suggestions or recommendations to streamline the agency's processes to improve efficiency? (Remember to protect rights to privacy and confidentiality). Paste your journal under the COMMENTS section.