conclusions since wetting of umbilical cord during tub bathing delays the separation of umbilical cord, sponge bathing is recommended for newborns until the umbilical cord falls off. results the time of separation of umbilical cord in babies who were given sponge bathing (6.1 ± 1.4) was shorter compared to those given tub bathing (8.3 ± 2.5) (p < 0.005). patients and methods this quasi-experime...

The aim of the study was to illuminate the meaning of older persons' independent decision making concerning their daily care. Autonomy when in care is highly valued in the western world. However, research shows that autonomy can give rise to problematic issues. The complexity of independence and dependence for older people when living at home with help has also been highlighted. In Sweden, olde...

Although a key service in maintaining older people in their own homes, there is a dearth of good information about the unit costs of home care services in the public domain. In an effort to improve providers’ and commissioners’ understanding of the impact of contract requirements on the costs of providing care a study funded by the Department of Health was undertaken by Tribal Secta on behalf o...

This article describes gaming, an interactive teaching strategy that promotes active learning. An evaluation study conducted with home health care nurses tested the use of a game as a teaching tool. The study evaluated learning outcomes and learners' level of engagement and satisfaction with an educational game as a teaching method.

In this chapter, we focus on home delivery, and, more specifically, on attended home delivery, where the consumer must be present for the delivery. To provide a high service level and to avoid delivery failures as much as possible, it is customary in attended home delivery services for the company to offer the customer a choice of narrow delivery time slots. The objective of this chapter is to ...

An estimated 45 million family members, friends, and neighbors provide unreimbursed home care services for older adults who require some form of assistance to remain in the community because of one or more chronic illnesses or disabilities (National Alliance for Caregiving & AARP, 2009). Research reports indicate these informal caregivers often feel burdened and unprepared to provide home care ...

The NHS in England has been urged to do more to support home care services for older people in guidance published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

There is a growing demand for home care services in Canada. Yet, overwhelmingly, research on patient safety has focused on institutional settings. The Canadian Patient Safety Institute convened a Core Safety in Home Care Team of researchers and decision-makers to identify priority research areas and to advance patient safety research in home care. As part of this initiative to investigate and e...