Home Health And Respiratory Disorders

Common Diagnosis for Home Health Patients:

1. COPD
2. Pneumonia
3. Asthma
4. Emphysema
5. Bronchitis

Common Signs and Symptoms of Respiratory Patients Who are Home Health Appropriate:

1. Decline in activities of daily living performance
2. Requires oxygen therapy
3. Requires nebulizer therapy
4. The need for tracheotomy care instruction
5. Productive cough

Home Health Assessment:

1. Relevant history
2. Examination of body systems/pulmonary system
3. Evaluation of patients management and responses to medication and treatment
4. Impact of disease on day to day living; current functional status
5. Ability to access emergency assistance
6. Pulse oximetry assessment as needed
7. Development of an individualized plan of care to assist with specific disease process
8. Medication instruction and assessment

Home Health Care Goals for Patients with Respiratory Disorders:

1. Improvement in quality of life and overall functioning
2. Support independence and self management of the disease process
3. Decrease in frequency of acute-care hospitalizations
4. Encourage compliance and positive behaviors related to disease management
5. Instruction on the use of respiratory equipment
6. Return to optimal respiratory status