Citation

Powell-Cope G, Thomason S, Bulat T, Pippins KM, Young HM. Am. J. Nurs. 2018; 118(1): 58-61.

Affiliation

Gail Powell-Cope is codirector of the Health Services Research and Development Center of Innovation on Disability and Rehabilitation Research at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital in Tampa, FL, where Susan Thomason is a research associate, Tatjana Bulat is director of the Tampa Patient Safety Center of Inquiry, and Karla M. Pippins is a neurologic clinical specialist, faculty of PT Neurologic Residency. Heather M. Young is dean of the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at the University of California, Davis, and associate vice chancellor for nursing at UC Davis Health. Contact author: Gail Powell-Cope, gail.powell-cope@va.gov. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, American Nurses Association, Publisher Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/01.NAJ.0000529720.67793.60

PMID

29280811

Abstract

: This article is part of a series, Supporting Family Caregivers: No Longer Home Alone, published in collaboration with the AARP Public Policy Institute.

RESULTS of focus groups, conducted as part of the AARP Public Policy Institute's No Longer Home Alone video project, supported evidence that family caregivers aren't given the information they need to manage the complex care regimens of family members. This series of articles and accompanying videos aims to help nurses provide caregivers with the tools they need to manage their family member's health care at home.The articles in this new installment of the series explain principles for promoting safe mobility that nurses should reinforce with family caregivers. Each article also includes an informational tear sheet-Information for Family Caregivers-that contains links to instructional videos. To use this series, nurses should read the article first, so they understand how best to help family caregivers, and then encourage the caregivers to watch the videos and ask questions. For additional information, see Resources for Nurses.

Language: en