Lord Cory
Heartfelt Home Care, Lakeland, FL 33805-2217, USA.
Home Healthc Nurse. 2006 Jan;24(1):28-35; quiz 36-7. doi: 10.1097/00004045-200601000-00007.
Home health nurses play a key role in teaching, assessing, and caring for patients who are at risk for infection. The need for preventing surgical-site infections in patients after bypass is paramount. The incidence, impact, surveillance, and prevention of infection are discussed, along with guidelines to assist the home health nurse in practice.