Contemporary Health Care-ch8: Home Care Flashcards
companies that provide health care equipment for the client at home
Durable medical equipment (DME) companies
providing care in the client’s home
Home care
services and products provided to clients in their homes that are needed to maintain, restore, or promote their physical, psychologic, and social well-being
Home health care nursing
care frequently given to terminally ill clients in their home; often considered a subspecialty of public health nursing
Hospice Nursing
private duty agency which contracts with individual practitioners
Registry
delivery of services in the client’s home
Visiting Nursing
physical, emotional, social, and financial burdens that can seriously jeopardize the caregiver’s own health and well-being
Caregiver role strain