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In honor of National Preparedness Month, we developed tips to address severe weather emergency situations most frequently encountered by our ventilator-dependent patients and their family members. These tips should be used in the home to prepare for a tornado, hurricane, fire, flood, earthquake, or snowstorm.
Technology is part of almost everything we do, and it’s connecting our world in ways we never imagined. We recently created educational videos featuring our very own nurses! We’re using these new videos to reinforce the essential skills our nurses need, which are reviewed and demonstrated during our pre-employment and home ventilator training classes.
Many of our ventilator-dependent patients attend school. With a little extra planning and preparation, education at all levels is possible. Not only does it help maximize each childs’ potential but also their ability to live an independent and more fulfilled life. For parents of children with special needs, back to school may mean reviewing or initiating their child’s Individualized Educational Program (IEP).
“This is my passion,” Christine Baker, MS, CCC-SLP, begins, referring to Independence Plus’ medically fragile, technology-dependent patients. Christine spoke to our Home Nursing Residents earlier this week about oral intake for tracheostomy and ventilator-dependent patients. “Swallowing,” she says, “It’s the difference between life and death.”
This is the second year Independence Plus is partnering with Rush University Medical Center to offer Rush’s respiratory care students a clinical rotation in home respiratory care. This guest blog post was written by Troy Ellens, RRT, a graduate from Rush University Medical Center’s Masters of Science in Respiratory Care, about his experience during his clinical rotation at Independence Plus last year.
Transitioning a loved one home from the hospital can be overwhelming. Our transition team coordinates the transition home from start to finish, so families can focus on what really matters—supporting their loved one. “If I have one piece of advice for creating a smooth transition home, it’s planning and preparation,” shares Nancy Tafoya, CRRN, BSN, MA, Director of Nursing at Independence Plus, Inc.
“One Year Minimum Experience Required.” This phrase has haunted Eric Meiri, RN, since he graduated from nursing school in December 2012. Read his guest blog post to learn more about his journey to obtain a job in nursing – and his experience as a Nurse Resident in Independence Plus’ Home Nursing Residency program.
Have you heard about our Home Nursing Residency? This program offers new grads with less than one year of nursing experience the opportunity to train and learn from experienced clinicians. Our first cohort begins training on Monday, October 21.
What brings more than 250 nurses and 15 clinical educators together over the course of six days? The answer: Independence Plus’ Annual Skills Competency Training. Find out more about our annual training, commitment to education, and other training and education classes offered throughout the year, such as our Home Ventilator Training class and Spinal Cord Injury class.
Children with special needs require a unique level of support and care. Not only are they learning basic life skills, such as communication, mobility, and how to interact with the world, but they’re also learning about their own abilities and limitations. Learn more about therapeutic playtime with these 5 simple tips!
Tracheostomy and ventilator dependence provides its own unique set of challenges for how patients communicate with their caregivers. Fortunately, a new study from Ohio State University and the University of Minnesota has shed some light on a new way healthcare providers can help to reduce anxiety in ventilator-dependent patients.
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a disorder that affects more than 500,000 children and adults in the United States alone. Read more to learn about the three types of CP and the primary causes of each.
We’re expanding our services and offerings. We want you to be a part of the team that is delivering personalized, individual, people-focused skilled home healthcare to those in need. Come join us.