Photographing wounds is an essential part of documenting quality care, complications and healing progress. A picture is worth a thousand words when it comes to accurately depict the status and progress. Hopefully, you will never regret not having that level of documentation to support your care. A photograph can serve to visually describe a wound. It can be annotated to point out any areas of concern such as infection or hyper granulation. Pictures can also show greater progress towards healing in one area and not others. As you can see in the pictures below, consistent photos taken over a period of time can help document the healing process. Considerations for…
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It’s the Journey
I don’t know about you, but for me, 2019 was a year I couldn’t wait to see end. It was indeed one of the worst of my life. Getting past some of the dates of those worst days has been difficult too so far. Lots of PTSD. And to boot, 2020 hasn’t been exactly easy so far. Today was an emotional roller coaster with the Celebration of Life for Kobe Bryant. Living in southern CA and being a sports fan, Kobe found a soft spot in my heart. I’ve seen him on the court and in the community. One of the things that hit me today was a quote from…
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Setting Intentions for the New Year
I hope everyone had a great holiday season! Admittedly, it was a little rough around the edges for me and my family. We had some losses of family and friends. It’s probably the main reason I haven’t posted in a while, but now it’s time to move forward with the new year and focus on setting intentions. While others are making and even breaking resolutions already, I choose to set Intentions. Resolutions have a connotation for something that needs to be fixed or resolved and in a quick time frame. Resolutions can be too easily rejected or cast aside when it becomes too much to carry them out. Usually, a…
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BLACK FRIDAY – CYBER MONDAY SALES
Announcing BLACK FRIDAY – CYBER MONDAY SALES for my book Exploring the Home Health Experience and my Teachable.com courses. Hurry and take advantage of these reduced prices!!! Prices are Reduced NOW at Teachable.com for: Caring for Your Aging Parents Now $12 https://kathy-quan.teachable.com/p/caring-for-your-aging-parents/ Documentation Basics for Skilled Home Health Care Individual license only is $25 for a limited time and the Agency or Multi-User license is $250 for a limited time only! http://kathy-quan.teachable.com/courses/enrolled/documentation-bascis-for-skilled-home-health-care Exploring the Home Health Experience prices will be reduced 11/28 through 12/2/19 ($9.99 for the print copy and $5.99 for Kindle version) Regular price is $14.99 for the print version and $9.99 for the Kindle version. NOTE: The…
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New Edition: Home Health Aide Instructor Manual
I was privileged to receive a review copy of the Home Health Aide: Guidelines for Care, Instructor Manual Third Edition, ©2020. I can’t say enough about this manual, I love every aspect of it! The manual is comprehensive and lives up to high standards typically associated with Tina Marrelli. Tina is often referred to as the guru of home health and hospice care. This manual should help you provide the best practice evidence for on-boarding, orientation, ongoing education and evaluations of your home health aides. It offers great suggestions for job descriptions, competencies, compliance, care planning, communication and expectations for safe, effective, quality patient care and outcomes. As the population…