ABSTRACT
Compliance with the education regulations for the home health aide has always been a challenge; however, it can now border on the impossible. This article describes the "Monthly Mailer" that not only brought timely and interesting education materials to the busy home health aide, but also kept the agency in compliance with all local and Federal regulations. The success of the program translated into better communication with the RN staff and gave nurses an opportunity to earn inservice credit as authors of the monthly offerings.
Subject(s)
Education, Continuing/methods , Home Care Services/standards , Home Health Aides/education , Inservice Training/methods , Postal Service , Education, Continuing/organization & administration , HumansABSTRACT
A 3-year-old white girl was seen because of an enlarging mass in the left side of the mandible. The mass was 10 cm in diameter and the entire left hemimandible was involved. Examination of tissue after incisional biopsy showed desmoplastic fibroma. Surgical removal of the tumor required a hemimandibulectomy. The mandible was replaced immediately with a stainless steel mesh prosthesis with an acrylic condyle. A year later, there was no evidence of recurrence. Though the mesh became exposed in one area, we believe that esthetics and function were best served by its use.
