Home Health Aide On-The-Go In-Service Lessons: Vol. 1, Issue 10: Caring for Patients with Diabetes

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  • Home Health Aide On-The-Go In-Service Lessons: Vol. 1, Issue 10: Caring for Patients with Diabetes Book Detail

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  • Release Date : 2007-12-31
  • Publisher : Beacon Health, a Division of Blr
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  • Pages : 0
  • ISBN 13 : 9781601465641
  • File Size : 60,60 MB
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Home Health Aide On-The-Go In-Service Lessons: Vol. 1, Issue 10: Caring for Patients with Diabetes by PDF Summary

Book Description: This lesson on Caring for Patients with Diabetes includes a complete training packet. Each in-service packet takes approximately one hour to complete and fully meets the Medicare in-service training requirements. As aides need training, you can make as many copies as you want - there's no restriction when used with aides assigned from your office location. Remember that Home Health Aides must have 12 hours of in-service training every year. LESSON OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this program, the home health aide will be able to: * Define diabetes * List three complications commonly seen in diabetic patients * Name four signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia, and * Describe diabetic foot care. OVERVIEW The incidence of diabetes mellitus is very high in the United States, affecting more than 8.2 million people. Of even greater concern, a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) determined that the prevalence of diabetes rose from 4.9% of the population in 1990 to 6.5% of the population in 1998. This represents a very significant increase during this eight-year period. A report by the Office of Inspector General (#OEI-02-01-00070, October 2001) ranks diabetes as the highest volume diagnosis for patients who had no facility inpatient stay within 15 days of receiving home health care. It is clear that many homecare patients have a diagnosis of diabetes, either as the primary reason for the homecare, or as another pertinent diagnosis related to their care. Given the numerous complications and impairments associated with diabetes, many of these patients will receive home health aide services. It is therefore essential that home health aides have some understanding of the problems associated with diabetes, and most especially an understanding of their roles in the care of these patients.

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