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Healthcare Nurse VAN OC MSU of-ft oral iate(=57 & Assessment Braden Scale, pressure ulcer risk as- cultural, 611 sessment, 309 Abandonment, liability for, 699 Pain Assessment in Advanced De- Abbreviations, dangerous, 481 mentia (PAINAD) Scale, 32 Cc Abuse Automated external defibrillators, Capillary puncture, blood specimen elder abuse, 518 use in the community, 494 collection, 156 fraud and abuse, 507, 522 Cardiac Connection program, 680 Accreditation Caregiver/caregiving ACHC, CHAP, or the Joint Commis- Back injury, home care personnel, caregiver behaviors for success, sion: which one is for you, 586 180 108 ACHC Hospice Accreditation Man- Barriers caregiver role satisfaction, 68 ual, 559 to advance practice nursing prac- Caregiver Strain Index, 197 Joint Commission Home Care and tice, 438 driving ability of elderly caregiver, 491 Hospice Standards, changes, 90, physician involvement in home Care management organization, dis- 152 care, 675 ease management program for Joint Commission's requirements Bathing, techniques for bathing with- heart failure, collaboration with for contracted home care ser- out a battle, 38 home care agency, 734 vices, 801 Behavior, caregiver behaviors for Catheter pinch-off syndrome, 168 private duty nursing, 454 success, 108 Catheters/catheterization, central ve- Accreditation for Health Care Behavioral disorders, hypersexuality nous access device occlusions, (ACHC), Hospice Accreditation in dementia, 43 115, 168 Manual, 559 Benchmark, understanding bench- CathFlo Activase (alteplase), for cen- Advance practice nurse marks, 102 tral venous access device occlu- assuring the right provider for the Benchmarking, 102 sion, 115 right patient at the right time, 132 Bioterrorism, 220 Centers for Disease Control (CDC), barriers to practice, 438 Blood pressure, new normal, 514 new hand hygiene guidelines, 367 teleconferences for APNs, RNs, and Body mass index, 286 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid nursing assistants, 832 Book reviews Services (CMS) transitional home care model for The Blessings of Music, J Schaller, clarification of posthospital refer- chronic obstructive pulmonary 195 rals, 159 disease, 543 Complete Guide to Documentation, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advocacy, home health nurses are 963 Amendment (CLIA) Waived Labo- their own best political advo- Drug Information Handbook for Ad- ratory Project, are you ready for cates, 566 vanced Practice Nursing (4th Ed.), your CLIA survey, 229 Alarms, Joint Commission's National BB Turkoski, BR Lance & MF Bon- more focused surveys, 284 Patient Safety Goals, 481 figlio, 562 new OASIS questions and answers Alteplase (CathFlo Activase), for cen- Drug Information Handbook for from 2003 CMS OEC Conference, 377 tral venous access device occlu- Nursing, BB Turkoski, BR Lance & your report card is coming—are sion, 115 MF Bonfiglio, 562 you ready, 75 Alzheimer's disease Guidelines for Pediatric Home Central venous access devices, occlu- current information, 8 Health Care Manual, M Mc- sion Internet resources, 62 Connell, S Imaizumi, B Goldberg, nonthrombotic, 168 pain assessment tool, 32 B Grebin, R Perkin & A thrombotic, 115 palliative care, 53 Schussheim, 563 Certification spiritual and religious needs in pro- Home Sweet Home: How to Help home health nursing, 761 found memory loss, 20 Older Adults Live Independently, hospice and palliative care spe- American Pain Society, guidelines for DR LaBuda & V Schmall, 196 cialty certification for nursing as- arthritis pain, 413 Home Telehealthcare: Process, Pol- sistants, 193 American Telehealth Association, 645 icy and Procedures, A Kinsella, 709 ten ways to lose your Medicare cer- American Telemedicine Association, Love, Honor & Value: A Family tification, 318 690 Caregiver Speaks Out About the Cholinesterase inhibitors, in Telehomecare Clinical Guidelines, Choices & Challenges of Caregiv- Alzheimer's disease, 8 703 ing, SG Mintz, 195 Chronic obstructive pulmonary dis- Animal-Assisted Therapy, 769 Palliative Practices From A-Z for the ease, APN-directed transitional Ankle, blood specimen collection, Bedside Clinician, KK Kuebler & P home care model, 543 156 Esper (eds.), 195 Cleansing Anticoagulation therapy, Coumadin Prayer in Nursing: The Spirituality diabetic wounds, 531 knowledge deficits, 94 of Compassionate Caregiving, ME hand.See Hand hygiene Antimicrobials, topical, diabetic O'Brien, 196 Clinical Laboratory Improvement wounds, 531 Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Amendment (CLIA) Waived Labo- APN. See Advance practice nurse Nursing Secrets, CT Milne, LQ ratory Project, are you ready for Arthritis, pain management, 413 Corbett & D Dubuc, 562 your CLIA survey, 229 vol. 21 + no. 12 * December 2003 Home Healthcare Nurse 841 Clinicians’ forum Coumadin knowledge deficits, 101 Diabetes mellitus bioterrorism: are we prepared, 220 cultural assessment and care plan- evidence-based diabetes nutrition move around a bit, 419 ning, 619 recommendations, 249 Clipboard, 76, 144, 212, 286, 358, 438, how to improve home care pain foot care, individualized education 5910, 576, 720, 794 management processes, 335 and, 837 Coding. See ICD-9-CM coding ICD-9-CM coding, 247 prediabetes, 148 Collaboration Joint Commission's National Patient wound care, 531 disease management program for Safety Goals: implications for Digital camcorder, wound telecare, heart failure, 734 home care and hospice, 489 694 home care nurse and pharmacist in key points on caring for pressure Diphtheria, 2 diseases + 1 shot = 10 home infusion therapy, 818 ulcers in home care, 316 years of protection, 497 Commentary making nutrition sense from OASIS, Disease management, heart failure, assuring the right provider for the 601 collaboration between home care right patient at the right time, 132 new evidence-based diabetes nutri- agency and care management or- caregiver role satisfaction, 68 tion recommendations, 258 ganization, 734 creating home health nurses—na- palliative care for persons with de- Dressings, wound care for diabetic, ture or nurture, 500 mentia, 61 531 depression is more than just an a primer on ICD-9-CM coding, 395 Driving ability, caregiver, 49i OASIS item, 636 private duty, 471 Drug interactions, interactive per- helping patients and families transi- telehealth and technology, 687 sonal technology education pro- tion to nursing home care, 568 ten commandments for home care gram, 697 home care, 348 after open heart surgery, 557 Drug therapy home care's challenge: move the in- what's new in Alzheimer's disease, evidenced-based medication man- formation, not the patient, 712 15 agement model for elderly pa- I'm so proud of us!, 204 WOCN Guidance Document on tients, 404 keeping our patients safe, 276 OASIS Skin and Wound items, Au- flavoring meds, 295 will calling ourselves something dif- gust 2003, Revised suppl. 1 Joint Commission's National Patient ferent end the shortage, 852 wound care for persons with dia- Safety Goals, 481 Communication betes, 541 sample medications, 213 in dementia, 53 Contracted services, Joint Commis- home care nurse—pharmacist col- sion's requirements for con- laboration in home infusion ther- tracted home care services, 801 Economic issues apy, 818 Coumadin, knowledge deficits, 94 avoiding denials due to ICD-9-CM Joint Commission's National Patient Cultural issues, pain management in coding, 232 Safety Goals, 481 Hispanic/Latino patients, 174 ICD-9-CM coding and the role of the learning to have difficult conversa- Culturally competent care, assess- home care nurse, 211 tions leads to increased hospice ment and care planning, 611 Editorial. See also Guest editorial referrals, 629 being aware of fraud and abuse is plan of care, 371 still critically important, 507 telehealth opportunities for home Debridement, diabetic wounds, 531 gap between actual practice and ev- care patients, 661 Decision support system, 652 idence-based "best practice,’ 575 Competency, improving geriatric Deep vein thrombosis (DVT), re- ICD-9-CM coding and the role of the care knowledge, competency, and source center, 77 home care nurse, 211 resourcefulness of home care Delegation, effectively delegating more focused surveys and a report nurses and aides, 300 nursing activities in home care, card update, 284 Complementary and alternative med- 260 productivity, time management— icine, Internet resources, 128 Dementia right!, 356 Compliance Alzheimer's disease.See Alzheimer's recent studies show nursing's im- assessment of homebound status, 774 disease portance and integrity, 138 back to basics: Medicare plan of bathing without a battle, 38 should we retire Florence Nightin- care, 371 dignity and dietary interventions, 40 gale as our symbol, 437 connecting for compliance, 674 end-stage, interdisciplinary care, your report card is coming—are outcomes the focus of Medicare 150 you ready, 75 survey, 187 hypersexuality in, 43 Education physicians’ orders, 564 music for your practice, 25 home health certification, 761 Computer technology. See Technology pain assessment tool, 32 HPNA educational resources for Consultation, end-of-life care options, palliative care, 53 nursing assistants, 498 212 pet therapy, 49 improving geriatric care knowledge, Contemplative touch, for dementia, 16 spiritual and religious needs, 20 competency, and resourcefulness Continuing education touch therapy, 16 of home care nurses and aides, assisting patients using positive air- whose problem is it, anyway, 7 300 way pressure therapy, 166 Dependability, caregiver behaviors new OASIS questions and answers central venous access device occlu- for success, 108 from 2003 CMS OEC Conference, sions Depression 377 nonthrombotic, 172 after open heart surgery, 551 positive airway pressure therapy, thrombotic, 122 more than just an OASIS item, 636 160 842 Home Healthcare Nurse vol. 21 + no. 12 « December 2003 Emergency care, automated external Ginko biloba, in Alzheimer's disease, 8 ten signs you have become ob- defibrillators, 494 Gorski, Lisa, 720, 794 sessed with home care, 298 Emergency department, High-Risk Grieving, spiritual and religious Home care today Discharge Assessment Instru- needs in profound memory loss, assessing referral appropriateness ment, 473 20 in the intake department: system End-of-life care Guest editorial changes under PPS, 337 hospice or home health, 224 dementia: whose problem is it, any- creative way to improve practice, options, 212 way, / research journal club, 271 Estrogen, in Alzheimer's disease, 8 home care technology and tele- LPN utilization, 85 Ethical dissonance, 81 health—the future is HERE!, 645 ten ways to retain per diem staff, Ethical issues 979 caregiver who is unfit to drive, 491 Home health, common acronyms, 428 elder abuse, 518 Hand, blood specimen collection, 156 Home health agency mother's orders: truth telling vs. Hand hygiene avoiding denials due to ICD-9-CM lying, 81 infection control update, 753 coding, 232 respecting dying patient's rights, new CDC hand hygiene guidelines, characteristics most valued by 833 367 home care nurses, 812 Evidence-based practice Heart failure disease management program for arthritis pain management, 413 Cardiac Connection program, 680 heart failure, collaboration with blood pressure: new normal, 514 disease management program, 734 care management organization, evidence-based diabetes nutrition Heart surgery, ten commandments 734 recommendations, 249 for home care after open heart fraud and abuse, 522 evidenced-based medication man- surgery, 551 magnet recognition, 603 agement model for elderly pa- Hemorrhage, phlebotomy-related, private duty services, 454, 460 tients, 404 340 ten ways to lose your Medicare cer- gap between actual practice and ev- High-Risk Discharge Assessment In- tification, 318 idence-based "best practice," 575 strument (HRDAI), 473 your report card is coming—are implementation in home care, 804 Hispanic/Latino populations, pain you ready, 75 Joint Commission's National Patient management, 174 Home health aide, improving geri- Safety Goals, 481 Homebound criteria, 774 atric care knowledge, compe- Exercise, for frail elderly, 213 Home care manager tency, and resourcefulness of Extremity, lower, ulcers, optimal avoiding denials due to ICD-9-CM home health aide, 300 management, 745 coding, 232 Home health report cards, 284 frequently asked questions about Home telehealth, 645 computer technology, 124 Honesty, recent studies show nurs- Family education, Coumadin (war- ICD-9-CM coding from a manager's ing’s importance and integrity, farin) therapy, 94 perspective, 240 138 Family issues. See also Home care nursing practice Hospice Caregiver/caregiving back stress, 180 ACHC Hospice Accreditation Man- Caregiver Strain Index, 197 Caregiver Strain Index, 197 ual, 559 Flexibility, move around a bit, 419 central venous access devices, 171 end-stage dementia, 150 Foot certification, 761 hospice or home health for end-of- blood specimen collection, 156 creating home health nurses—na- life care, 224 foot care for diabetic, individual- ture or nurture, 500 Joint Commission's National Patient ized education and, 837 effectively delegating nursing activ- Safety Goals, 481 Fraud, 507, 522 ities in home care, 260 learning to have difficult conversa- fraud and abuse regulations, 522 tions leads to increased hospice home care nurse—pharmacist col- referrals, 629 Geriatric population laboration in home infusion ther- respecting dying patient's rights, assessing technology needs for the apy, 818 833 elderly, 666 impact of technology on “older” Hospice and Palliative Nursing Asso- connecting with older clients, 108 nurse, 691 ciation. See HPNA news driving ability of elderly caregiver, implementing evidence-based prac- HPNA news 491 tice, 804 hospice and palliative care spe- elder abuse, 518 improving geriatric care knowl- cialty certification for nursing as- exercise for frail elderly, 213 edge, competency, and resource- sistants, 193 identifying high-risk patients from fulness of home care nurses, 300 HPNA educational resources for emergency department to home, I'm so proud of us!, 204 nursing assistants, 498 473 Joint Commission's National Pa- new local chapter model, 633 improving geriatric care knowledge, tient Safety Goals, 481 teleconferences for APNs, RNs, and competency, and resourcefulness positive airway pressure therapy, nursing assistants, 832 of home care nurses and aides, 160 Hygiene, new CDC hand hygiene 300 prevention, 591 guidelines, 367 medication errors, evidenced-based private duty, 466 Hypersexuality, in dementia, 43 medication management model, ten commandments for home care Hypertension, blood pressure: new 404 after open heart surgery, 551 normal, 514 vol. 21 + no. 12 « December 2003 Home Healthcare Nurse 843 Legislative/regulatory update HPNA educational resources for changes to reduced burden OASIS nursing assistants, 498 ICD-9-CM coding approved, 216 teleconferences for APNs, RNs, and avoiding denials due to ICD-9-CM clarification of posthospital refer- nursing assistants, 832 coding, 232 rals, 159 Nursing home, helping patients and from a manager's perspective, 240 influencing the legislative process: families transition to nursing primer, 384 how a bill becomes a law, 299 home care, 568 role of the home care nurse, 211 prescription drug program, 123 Nursing shortage. See also Staffing Immunization ten ways you can make a differ- needlestick injuries, 358 adult, 76 ence, 382 will calling ourselves something dif- 2 diseases + 1 shot = 10 years of Letters, 362 ferent end the shortage, 852 protection, 497 Licensed practical nurse Nursing supply bags, cleaning, infec- smallpox and smallpox vaccine, 130 assuring the right provider for the tion control update, 753 infection right patient at the right time, 132 Nutrition diabetic wounds, 531 in home care, 85 after open heart surgery, 551 2 diseases + 1 shot = 10 years of in Alzheimer's patient, 53 protection, 497 dignity and dietary interventions infection control update, 753 Maggot therapy, nonhealing ulcers, for dementia, 40 new CDC hand hygiene guidelines, 77 evidence-based diabetes nutrition 367 Magnet recognition, home care agen- recommendations, 249 SARS update, 441 cies, 603 nutritional assessment and OASIS, Infusion pumps, Joint Commission's Massage, for dementia, 16 592 National Patient Safety Goals, 481 Mediastinitis, after open heart Infusion therapy, home care nurse- surgery, 551 pharmacist collaboration, 818 Medical errors, recent studies show OASIS intake department, assessing referral nursing's importance and in- changes to reduced burden OASIS appropriateness in the intake de- tegrity, 138 approved, 216 partment: system changes under Medicare common acronyms, 428 PPS, 337 being aware of fraud and abuse is depression is more than just an Integrity, recent studies show nurs- still critically important, 507 OASIS item, 636 ing’s importance and integrity, homebound criteria, 774 new questions and answers from 138 physicians’ orders, 564 2003 CMS OEC Conference, 377, Interactive home telehealth, 645 plan of care, 371 443 Telehomecare Clinical Guidelines, prescription drug program, 123 nutritional assessment, 592 703 pressure ulcer prevention and care, pressure ulcer prevention and care, Internet 309 309 Alzheimer's disease resources, 62 survey shifts focus to outcomes, skin and wound integumentary as- complementary and alternative 187 sessment items, applying WOCN medicine resources, 128 ten ways to lose your Medicare cer- Guidance Document, August 2003, connecting for compliance, 674 tification, 318 Revised suppl 1 diabetes resources, 149 Medication errors, elderly patients, skin and wound items, WOCN Guid- OASIS Web-Based Training, 707 evidenced-based medication man- ance Document, August 2003, Re- palliative home care resources, 731 agement model, 404 vised suppl. 1 lrrigating solutions, storage and use, Melatonin, in Alzheimer's disease, 8 using new OASIS-based reports in infection control update, 753 Memory loss, profound, spiritual and OBQI, 621 religious needs, 20 Web-Based Training, 707 J Milone-Nuzzo, Paula, 439 when OASIS becomes our report Job satisfaction, agency characteris- Monarch Butterfly Program, 769 card, 415 tics most valued by home care Music, 25 Occupational hazards nurses, 812 back stress/injury, 180 SARS risk, 441 National Technical Information Ser- Osteoarthritis, pain management, 413 Kidney Care Partners, 720, 794 vice, 213 Outcome-Based Quality Improvement Negligence, liability for, 699 (OBQI), using new OASIS-based Nerve injury, phlebotomy-related, reports, 621 ik 340 Outcomes Legal issues Nightingale, Florence, 437 disease management program for being aware of fraud and abuse, Norton Scale, pressure ulcer risk as- heart failure, 734 507 sessment, 309 focus of Medicare survey, 187 delegating nursing activities in NSAIDs, in Alzheimer's disease, 8 improving geriatric care knowledge, home care, 260 Nurse-client relationship, connecting competency, and resourcefulness fraud and abuse, 522 with older clients, 108 of home care nurses and aides, 300 phlebotomy-related lawsuits, 340 Nursing assistant lower extremity ulcers, 745 recent court rulings, 416 hospice and palliative care spe- patient tally reports, 627 telehealth devices and risk manage- cialty certification for nursing as- recent studies show nursing's im- ment in home health, 699 sistants, 193 portance and integrity, 138 844 Home Healthcare Nurse vol. 21 + no. 12 * December 2003 restorative care model, 421 WOCN Guidance Document on high-risk patients from emergency wound care, wound resource OASIS Skin and Wound items, Au- department to home, 473 team, 397 gust 2003, Revised suppl. 1 pressure ulcers, 309 Prevention, 591 Risk management, telehealth devices Private duty nursing and liability, 699 Pain assessment, after open heart five most frequently answered surgery, 551 questions, 466 Pain Assessment in Advanced De- operational and staffing considera- Safety issues, client safety, 108, 276 mentia (PAINAD) Scale, 32 tions, 454 Self-monitoring, 645 Pain management organizational and regulatory is- Severe acute respiratory syndrome arthritis, new guidelines, 413 sues, 460 (SARS), 441 in Hispanic/Latino patients, 174 Project Safe Conduct, 629 Sexual acting-out behavior, 108 improving home care, 325 Prospective Payment System (PPS) Skin integrity, WOCN Guidance Docu- music for your practice, 25 assessing referral appropriateness ment on OASIS Skin and Wound Pain Assessment in Advanced De- in the intake department: system items, August 2003, Revised mentia (PAINAD) Scale, 32 changes under PPS, 337 suppl. 1 Palliative care avoiding denials due to ICD-9-CM Sleep apnea, positive airway pres- in dementia, 53 coding, 232 sure therapy, 160 palliative home care resources, 731 ICD-9-CM coding from a manager's Smallpox, smallpox and smallpox Palm-top computing, 647 perspective, 240 vaccine, 130 Patient education Spirituality, spiritual and religious Coumadin (warfarin) therapy, 94 needs in profound memory loss, 20 foot care for diabetic, 837 Quality improvement, implementing Staffing home care after open heart evidence-based practice in home agency characteristics most valued surgery, 551 care, 804 by home care nurses, 812 interactive personal technology Qui Tam action, 522 assuring the right provider for the education program and adverse right patient at the right time, 132 medication events, 697 creating home health nurses—na- Patient identification, Joint Commis- Recall, music for your practice, 25 ture or nurture, 500 sion's National Patient Safety Recognition, music for your practice, impact of technology on "older" Goals, 481 25 nurse, 691 Patient rights, respecting dying pa- Referral magnet home care agencies, 603 tient's rights, 833 assessing referral appropriateness private duty nursing, 454 Patient safety, 108, 276, 720, 794 in the intake department: system recent studies show nursing's im- Joint Commission's National Patient changes under PPS, 337 portance and integrity, 138 Safety Goals, 481 clarification of posthospital refer- ten ways to retain per diem staff, Patient satisfaction, connecting with rals, 159 979 older clients, 108 learning to have difficult conversa- Standard of care, phlebotomy, 340 Patient selection, for telehealth, 661 tions leads to increased hospice Stasis ulcers, WOCN Guidance Docu- Patient tally reports, 627 referrals, 629 ment on OASIS Skin and Wound Pediatric population, flavoring Reflection, music for your practice, 25 items, August 2003, Revised meds, 295 Registered nurse, teleconferences for suppl. 1 Pet therapy, 769 APNs, RNs, and nursing assis- Stress in dementia, 49 tants, 832 back stress in home care, 180 Pharmacist, home care nurse—phar- Religion, spiritual and religious needs Caregiver Strain Index, 197 macist collaboration in home in- in profound memory loss, 20 Sunshine Network Initiative, 666 fusion therapy, 818 Research Surgical wounds, WOCN Guidance Phlebotomy effectiveness of a ‘restorative’ Document on OASIS Skin and alternative sites for drawing blood, model of care for home care pa- Wound items, August 2003, Re- 156 tients, 421 vised suppl. 1 specimen handling and storage, 266 foot care for diabetic, individual- standard of care and phlebotomy- ized education and, 837 T related lawsuits, 340 Research journal club, 271 Technology Physical activity Resourcefulness, improving geriatric assessing technology needs for the after open heart surgery, 551 care knowledge, competency, and elderly, 666 move around a bit, 419 resourcefulness of home care Cardiac Connection program, 680 Physicians, involvement in home nurses and aides, 300 connecting for compliance, 674 care, 674 Respiratory infection, SARS update, data decision support, 652 Physicians’ orders, 564 44] digital camcorder tells the whole Plan of care, 371 Response, music for your practice, story, 694 Positive airway pressure (PAP) ther- 25 frequently asked questions about apy, 160 Restorative care model, 421 computer technology, 124 Prediabetes, 148 Revision, music for your practice, 25 home care's challenge: move the in- Prehypertension, 514 Rheumatoid arthritis, pain manage- formation, not the patient, 712 Pressure ulcers ment, 413 home care technology and tele- prevention and care, 309 Risk assessment health—the future is HERE!, 645 vol. 21 + no. 12 « December 2003 Home Healthcare Nurse 845 impact of technology on “older” Tissue plasminogen activase, recom- Vitamin E, in Alzheimer's disease, 8 nurse, 691 binant, central venous access de- VNAA news, 65, 345 interactive personal technology edu- vice occlusion, 115 2 diseases + 1 shot = 10 years of cation program and adverse med- Touch therapy, for dementia, 16 protection, 497 ication events, 697 Transitional home care model, APN- home care nurses urged to cham- seven performance-accelerating tech- directed, chronic obstructive pul- pion prevention, 591 nologie, 647 monary disease, 543 home health nurses are their own telehealth devices and risk manage- Transition/transitioning best political advocates, 566 ment, 699 helping patients and families transi- National Visiting Nurse Associa- telehealth opportunities for home tion to nursing home care, 568 tions Week, 228 care, 661 learning to have difficult conversa- smallpox and smallpox vaccine, 130 Teleconference, teleconferences for tions leads to increased hospice when OASIS becomes our report APNs, RNs, and nursing assistants, 832 referrals, 629 card, 415 Telehealth, 647 transitional home care model for Voice recognition software, 647 home care's challenge: move the in- chronic obstructive pulmonary formation, not the patient, 712 disease, 543 home care technology and telehealth- Tuberculin skin testing, infection Warfarin, knowledge deficits, 94 —the future is HERE!, 645 control update, 753 Work expectations, patient satisfac- opportunities for home care patients, tion, 108 661 Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Telehomecare Ulcers. See also Pressure ulcers Nurses (WOCN) Cardiac Connection program, 680 lower extremity, optimal manage- glossary of wound care terms, 512 digital camcorder tells the whole ment, 745 Guidance Document on OASIS Skin story, 694 and Wound items, August 2003, patient selection, 661 V Revised suppl. 1 telehealth devices and risk manage- Vascular access devices, blood speci- Guideline for the Management of ment, 699 men collection, 156 Patients with Lower Extremity Ar- Telehomecare Clinical Guidelines, 703 Vascular ulcers, WOCN Guidance terial Disease, 577 Telemonitoring, 645 Document on OASIS Skin and Wound care Telehomecare Clinical Guidelines, 703 Wound items, August 2003, Re- diabetic patient, 531 Tetanus, 2 diseases + 1 shot = 10 years vised suppl. 1 digital camcorder tells the whole of protection, 497 Venipuncture, alternative sites, 156 story, 694 Thrombolytic therapy, central venous Verbal abuse, verbally abusive lower extremity ulcers, 745 access device occlusion, 115 clients, 108 WOCN glossary of terms, 512 Thrombosis, central venous access de- Veterans Health Administration, Sun- wound resource team, 397 vice, 115 shine Network Initiative, 666 Wound classification, 531 Time management, productivity, time Visiting Nurse Service of NY, wound Wound resource team, wound care management—right!, 356 resource team, 396 outcomes, 397 STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND CIRCULATION (Act of August 12, 1970; Section 3685; Title 39 United States Code) Date of Filing—October 1, 2003. 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