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Christiana Care Kidney Transplant Program turns five
Jan. 15 marked the fifth anniversary of Christiana Care's Kidney Transplant Program, which brought the option of transplant surgery close to home for Delawareans. More than 100 transplant procedures have been performed to date, and 33 of those included a living donor. Posted Jan. 25, 2012
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New VNA program helps homebound seniors who suffer from depression
The Christiana Care Visiting Nurse Association now provides at-home psychiatric care in New Castle County for homebound seniors who are experiencing clinical depression or anxiety.VNA telemonitoring helps prevent heart failure readmissions
Patients with heart failure enrolled in the Christiana Care Visiting Nurse Association telemonitoring program are much less likely to be rehospitalized than the national average, according to statistics by Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP). In the telemonitoring program, nurses from the VNA work closely with patients to electronically... read more »
Lynn C. Jones to serve as national VNA organization board chairman
Lynn C. Jones, FACHE, president of Christiana Care Visiting Nurse Association, begins a two-year term as chairman of the board of the Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA) in June. The VNAA is the national association for nonprofit, community-based home health and hospice organizations who care for... read more »
Blind with broken hip, patient presents unusual rehab challenge
Much of physical therapy focuses on teaching strengthening exercises: The therapist demonstrates a movement, and the patient copies. But how do you rehabilitate a patient who is blind? Nancy Laird, a physical-therapy assistant with Christiana Care Visiting Nurse Association, came up with a new way to teach... read more »
Private-duty nursing provides essential care for Zoe and her family
Zoe Jeffcoat was born by emergency Caesarean section on Oct. 24, 2003, when her mother suffered a placental abruption at 36 weeks. Deprived of oxygen for an undetermined length of time, Zoe began having seizures within hours after birth. She weighed just 4 pounds, 7 ounces. “They... read more »
VNA program teaches caregivers how to care for others—and themselves
Lisa Burchfield had lived with her mother her entire life—and yet she had never felt so alone. Her mom has Parkinson’s disease, as well as dementia. Burchfield is her caregiver, the person who schedules appointments, takes her to the doctor, makes sure she takes her medications and... read more »
Little J makes big strides with the help of private-duty nurse
J. Tyler Raphael Sheets was born Feb. 14, 2006 at 28 weeks. Exposed to drugs in utero, J weighed just 2 pounds, 4 ounces. He spent nearly three months in the neonatal intensive care unit surmounting cardiomyopathy, renal failure and sleep apnea. He failed a premature hearing... read more »Despite need for constant care, Beau and his family thrive
Beau Smith was born Dec. 24, 2003, with multiple complex medical complications and several physical genetic anomalies. While he weighed a healthy 6 pounds, 10 ounces, his condition was extremely fragile. He spent most of his first eighteen months in the hospital. “When Beau was born, nearly... read more »VNA launches private-duty nursing career path
The Visiting Nurse Association’s career path for private-duty nurses supports Christiana Care’s Magnet designation. It also enhances VNA’s education and preceptor support program, “The Journey From Novice to Expert” created in 2007 to increase the number of qualified private-duty nurses caring for medically complex patients, including those with tracheostomy... read more » Posted July 15, 2010 2 Comments
Private-duty nursing helps a mother to care better for her family
Ana Cobos-Tennefoss’s was born in 1995 with cerebral palsy, reflux and seizure disorder. “Ana is my angel,” says her mother, Rosaura Cobos-Tennefoss. But she acknowledges that caring for a special needs-child brings a lot of pressure. As her sole caregiver for more than 10 years, Rosaura fed,... read more »
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