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Psychiatric Aspects of Home Health Care Complete Set

Get all 3 videos from The Psychiatric Aspects of Home Health Care Video Series at a special price!

Includes:

Overview and Assessment
Discusses the comprehensive assessment of patients with psychiatric conditions that may affect home health treatment planning and outcome. Describes common personality and behavioral indicators of varying mental illnesses including depression, schizophrenia, dementia, bipolar and anxiety disorders. Also addresses how physical problems can be influenced by psychological impairments, establishing a therapeutic alliance, common reactions to illness and environmental stressors, evaluating confused or mentally ill patients at home, caring for patients on their own terms, special geriatric concerns, the role of the psychiatric home health nurse, medication assessment, and necessary documentation.

Interventions and Safety Concerns
Addresses the current demand for safe and effective intervention strategies when treating patients with acute and/or chronic psychiatric concerns in a home setting. Topics include patient losses that affect perception of care, creating effective treatment goals, communication techniques for confused or mentally ill patients, and psychotropic medication management and compliance. Also discusses diet concerns, patient education, suicide and crises evaluation and intervention, encountering a potentially violent person and other high-risk circumstances, and the positive transition to self-care.

Families, Professionals, and Community Resources
Discusses ways to marshal all resources to help patients with either a primary or secondary psychiatric condition achieve their maximum level of independence in home care. Addresses the fundamental collaborative relationships between home health care providers and families, caregivers, professional peers and community resources. Topics include setting limits and boundaries, dual diagnoses, primary caregiver issues, handling inappropriate reactions, cultural differences, counseling strategies, effective multi-disciplinary communication, patient advocacy, professional self-care, and positive closure.

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