Table of Contents

Contributors. Preface. Acknowledgments. Section 1 Introduction. Chapter 1 Theoretical Frameworks That Support Home Care (Leslie Neal-Boylan, PhD, RN, CRRN, APRN-BC, FNP). Chapter 2 Managing the Complexities of Home Health Care (Mary Curry Narayan, MSN, RN, HHCNS-BC, COS-C). Chapter 3 Transitioning (Jeanie Stoker, MPA, RN, BC). Chapter 4 The Home Visit (Pamela Teenier, RN, BSN, MBA, CHCE, HCS-D, COS-C, and Lelah R. Marzi, RN, MBA, BSN, COS-C, HCS-D). Section 2 Cardiac. Case 2.1 Congestive Heart Failure (Jeanie Stoker, MPA, RN, BC). Case 2.2 Atrial Fibrillation (Jeanie Stoker, MPA, RN, BC). Case 2.3 Wound following a Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) (Jeanie Stoker, MPA, RN, BC). Section 3 Peripheral Vascular Disease. Case 3.1 Peripheral Vascular Disease (Linda Royer, PhD, RN). Section 4 Pulmonary. Case 4.1 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (Lisa A. Gorski, MS, HHCNS, BC, CRNI, FAAN). Case 4.2 Pneumonia (Leigh Ann Howard, RN, MSN). Case 4.3 Tuberculosis (Leigh Ann Howard, RN, MSN). Section 5 Gastrointestinal. Case 5.1 Stomach Cancer (Sharron E. Guillett, PhD, RN). Case 5.2 Malnutrition/Anemia (Linda Royer, PhD, RN). Section 6 Genitourinary. Case 6.1 Neurogenic Bladder (Kathleen Francis, RN, MSN, CWOCN). Case 6.2 Urostomy Care (Kathleen Francis, RN, MSN, CWOCN). Case 6.3 Urinary Tract Infection and Functional Incontinence (Kathleen Francis, RN, MSN, CWOCN). Section 7 Psychiatric/Mental Health. Case 7.1 Bipolar Disorder (Joanne DeSanto Iennaco, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, APRN). Case 7.2 Personality Disorders (Debra Riendeau, MN, APRN, BC, PMHNP-BC). Case 7.3 Schizophrenia (Joanne DeSanto Iennaco, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, APRN). Case 7.4 Schizoaffective Disorder (Joanne DeSanto Iennaco, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, APRN). Section 8 Musculoskeletal. Case 8.1 Muscular Dystrophy (Sharron E. Guillett, PhD, RN). Case 8.2 Cerebral Palsy (Sharron E. Guillett, PhD, RN). Case 8.3 Osteomyelitis, Decubitus Ulcer, and Paraplegia (Linda Royer, PhD, RN). Section 9 Neurological. Case 9.1 Brain Stem Infarct (Shelia Spurlock-White, MSN, RN). Case 9.2 Multiple Sclerosis (Leslie Neal-Boylan, PhD, RN, CRRN, APRN-BC, FNP). Section 10 Maternal Health. Case 10.1 Antepartum Care (Ruth Smillie, RN, MSN). Case 10.2 Postpartum Care following Uncomplicated Delivery (Ruth Smillie, RN, MSN). Case 10.3 Postpartum Care following Complicated Delivery (Ruth Smillie, RN, MSN). Section 11 Pediatrics. Case 11.1 Premature Infant with Apnea and Reflux (Teresa LaMonica, PhD, MSN, RN, CPNP). Case 11.2 Asthma (Teresa LaMonica, PhD, MSN, RN, CPNP). Case 11.3 Adolescent with Neurodevelopmental Disability (Teresa LaMonica, PhD, MSN, RN, CPNP). Section 12 Pediatric Intensive Care. Case 12.1 Alpha-Thalassemia X-Linked Mental Retardation Syndrome (Lannette Johnston, RN, BSN, MS, CPST). Case 12.2 Anoxic Brain Damage/Achondroplasia (Lannette Johnston, RN, BSN, MS, CPST). Case 12.3 Cerebral Palsy/Acute Respiratory Failure (Lannette Johnston, RN, BSN, MS, CPST). Section 13 Infectious Disease. Case 13.1 Clostridium diffi cile-Associated Disease (CDAD) (Debra Riendeau, MN, APRN, BC, PMHNP-BC). Case 13.2 Community-Associated, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (Debra Riendeau, MN, APRN, BC, PMHNP-BC). Case 13.3 Infl uenza (Sharon D. Martin, RN, MSN, PhD(c)). Section 14 Endocrine. Case 14.1 Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 (Caryl Ann O'Reilly, CNS, CDE, MBA). Case 14.2 Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 (Caryl Ann O'Reilly, CNS, CDE, MBA). Section 15 End-of-Life Care. Case 15.1 Grief (Debra Riendeau, MN, APRN, BC, PMHNP-BC). Case 15.2 Palliative Care (Susan Breakwell, APHN-BC, DNP). Case 15.3 Hospice (Susan Breakwell, APHN-BC, DNP). Case 15.4 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Susan Breakwell, APHN-BC, DNP). Index.

About the Author

Leslie Neal-Boylan, PhD, RN, CRRN, APRN-BC is a certified family nurse practitioner, rehabilitation nurse, and home health nurse. She developed the Neal Theory of Home Health Nursing and has published and presented widely on issues related to rehabilitation, disability, chronic illness, home health, and nurse workforce. Dr. Neal-Boylan has edited four books, one of which won the American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award. She was also the consulting editor for the 2010-2011 edition of the Visiting Nurse Associations of America's Nursing Procedure Manual.