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Today, Angela Barker, a former pediatric ICU nurse working in the area of pediatric private duty home care for pediatric and adult patients, describes the unique complexities of home care nursing for children. As an LNC, she also takes up the liability risks and the documentation to look for.

This care may be short- or long-term. It may cover People who have seizures or who need to be on ventilators. Generally, people with different levels of skill and accreditation work in these settings.

This care may be short- or long-term. It may cover People who have seizures or who need to be on ventilators. Generally, people with different levels of skill and accreditation work in these settings.

Angela covers in detail the kinds of training those working within the auspices of a home nursing agency receive. Every effort is made to make sure they demonstrate competence and know what to do in emergencies. Such agencies also provide support and visit the practitioner to check on their skills and preparedness. In addition, they will provide a replacement should the usual practitioner be unable to come to the house.

She emphasizes that his is a specialized area of nursing and a complex area in terms of liability. Be sure to watch Angela’s show to get a sense of some of the risks and responsibilities of a nurse or an aide, or an LVN taking care of a patient in-home

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• What are some of the short- and long-term conditions in children that require private duty home care?
• What levels of nursing care are needed for different situations?
• What kind of training do home health aides receive?
• Why is it so important for a home health worker of whatever level of training to come from an agency?
• What are some of the liability issues in home care?

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Your Presenter of Inside Home Care Nursing: Navigating Challenges & Liability-Angela Barker

Angela Barker is a Registered Nurse of 18 years. She began her career in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Then she moved to San Antonio to work for Maxim Healthcare Services, a national company that specializes in providing Private Duty Nursing for pediatric and adult patients where she served as the Administrator. She decided to transition to Legal Nurse Consulting. As a Legal Nurse Consultant and the Owner of Covenant Legal Nurse Consulting, she helps attorneys Nationwide make sense of medical records, identify and locate expert witnesses.

Connect with Angela www.CovenantLNC.com