The dangers of home health.

Home health nurses can encounter dangerous situations in the field that are not faced in a hospital setting. This article describes a joint program by a medical center's security and home health departments to train and safeguard home health providers.

Better safe than sorry: one agency's successful safety and security strategies.

The Home Healthcare and Protective Services Departments of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) pooled their expertise to develop a comprehensive safety and security program for the visiting clinical staff. This article describes the program, various training sessions and modules, and the escort program provided by the Protective Services officers.

Nurses learn vital signs of safety.

Protecting home health nurses and other professionals is a growing problem for healthcare security. The authors present their recommendations for an effective home healthcare safety program.