Author: Karlyn
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How to Access the OASIS on DSL or Data Soft Logic
Learn how to find, open, complete, and validate an OASIS assessment in Data Soft Logic (DSL). This step-by-step guide walks home health clinicians through the current process used as of July 2026.
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Home Health Agency: Essential Staff and Their Functions
Ever wonder who does what in a home health agency? This guide explains every role, from the nurses in the field to the teams working behind the scenes.
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Ostomy Powder: One of Home Health’s Best-Kept Secrets (And It’s Not Just for Ostomies)
Think ostomy powder is only for ostomies? Learn how home health nurses use it to protect the periwound, prevent maceration, improve wound vac seals, and manage moisture using the crusting technique.
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Why Patients Are Taught to Give Their Own IV Antibiotics at Home
Wondering why a home health nurse teaches patients or caregivers to give their own IV antibiotics instead of coming every day? Learn how home IV antibiotic therapy works, what “teach-and-train” means, how PICC lines are safely managed at home, and why this approach helps patients recover safely while maintaining their…
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What Home Health Nurses Can Do to Protect the Periwound
Most nurses think ostomy powder is only for ostomies—but it’s one of the best-kept secrets in home health wound care. Learn when to use it, how it protects the periwound, and why it can make wound vac dressing changes much easier.
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15 Home Health Wound Vac Tips Every Nurse Should Know
Learn practical wound vac tips every home health nurse should know, from preventing air leaks and protecting the periwound to managing Prevena™ and traditional NPWT dressings. These real-world wound care tips can help make every wound vac visit easier and more successful.
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Common Home Health Nursing Skills (And What You’ll Actually Be Doing)
Thinking about becoming a home health nurse? These are the skills you’ll actually use in patients’ homes—and the lessons I wish someone had taught me before my first visit.
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What Does OASIS Assess?
New to home health? Discover what the OASIS assessment really measures and why Medicare requires it. This guide explains each major section of the OASIS in simple terms to help new home health nurses understand what they’re assessing and why it matters.
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The Real Challenge of Wound Vacs Isn’t the Wound
If you’ve ever spent 30 minutes chasing a wound vac air leak only to hear that alarm go off again, you’re not alone. After years in home health, I’ve learned a few things about wound vacs, transparent dressings, and the patience it takes to make them work.