VNSNY in the News

• Earning Trust
  From Advance for Nurses - November 27,2006

  It's not every day a nurse must earn the trust of 19 Chihuahuas before treating a patient with congestive heart failure and diabetes.
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• Stories of Hope and Joy
  From Nursing Spectrum - December 19, 2005
  What is it about nursing that is so special, that gives nurses the determination to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles on their way to becoming nurses? Following is one story of a determined nurse, who was able to perservere and proudly claim the title of "RN".
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• Telehealth Improves Access to Care
  From Advance for Speech Language Pathlogists - November 14, 2005
  A little over a year ago, agency management and speech-language pathologists at the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) put on their thinking caps and tackled an all-too-prevalent dilemma: how to deliver evidence-based practice in the home care setting in light of the shortage of speech-language pathologists and the growing demand for rehabilitation services throughout New York City.
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• Nursing Home Without Walls
  From Advance for Nurses - June 12, 2006
  For many elderly residents in New York City, the ability to live safely in their own homes is a daily balancing act that easily can be thrown off kilter by an unexpected illness or injury.
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• Mom School - By Chris Smith
  From New York Magazine - Februrary 20, 2006
  Fixing Children’s Services is only half the battle. A new program, the Nurse-Family Partnership, helps mothers avoid trouble before it occurs. VNSNY will be one of the service providers when the program is introduced in The Bronx this spring.
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• Home Care Internships - A coalition of disciplines returns clinical supervision to home care
  From OT Advance - August 9, 2004
  New graduates are often discouraged from working in home care due to the lack of supervision they would receive and their own level of inexperiencesomething that can result in repetitive, "cookbook" treatment intervention that does not allow an entry-level therapist to improve skill levels.
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• Collaboration Improves Patients' Independence
  From OT Advance - March 7, 2005
  New programs can force an agency or a rehabilitation department to examine techniques and interventions it uses, as well as what could be missing. New programming also can bring about opportunities to enhance practice patterns for seasoned home-care therapists.
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• Committed to Nurses
  From Advance for Nurses - October 31, 2005
  Mari Moriarty, manager of college relations with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) loves the nursing profession. In fact, she has launched a very personal campaign to fight the critical shortage of nurses.
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• Close to Home - VNS CHOICE therapists keep members in their own environments.
  From PT Advance - September 26, 2005
  VNS CHOICE (Community and Home Options of Integrated Care for the Elderly), a program of Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY), offers a comprehensive, managed long-term care program that enables more than 3,800 frail older adults throughout New York City to safely remain in their own homes.
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• Lifelong Passion
  From Advance for Nurses - April 18,2005
  Sesselberg, 75, still a VNSNY RN. Though no longer involved with direct patient care, she has found some of her greatest career highs helping nurses who seek her out for advice — and then comes back a second, third and fourth time.
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• Caring for Asian-Americans
  From Advance for Nurses - May, 2, 2005
  When Stella Kwong, MPA, sees an elderly Chinese patient, she brings with her a sense of familiarity and comfort. Kwong, who speaks Cantonese, understands not only the patient's language, but also the cultural beliefs shaping his character and concerns.
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• Focus on: Geriatric Care Management at VNS Choice
  A strategy of comprehensive care management allows Care Managers to provide older adults with the most appropriate services in the most appropriate setting - the right care, at the right time, in the right place.
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• True Hope: VNSNY Hospice Care
  Visiting Nurse Service of New York Hospice Care is a program of hope and humanity, staffed by people who combine sensitivity and compassion with professional knowledge and skill. Our program gives patients and their families time together at home, enabling them to make the most of each day. Our goal is to promote comfort and quality of life for terminally ill patients by providing the best medical, emotional and spiritual care at home. View full article

• Nursing Spectrum's Article: Man Enough for the Job
  From Nursing Spectrum - August 25, 2003
  Some nurses are still called male nurses instead of nurses. It’s a not-so-subtle way of setting someone apart from what we consider usual. In a recent episode of the NBC show, Scrubs, the hospital residents used the term “murse” to describe a male nurse. In spite of those backward and unfortunate missteps, there are men in nursing who are welcomed, accepted, promoted, and who serve as role models for men and women alike. View Full Article

• New Frontier of Care: VNSNY's Asian Multicultural Program
  From Advance for Nurses - July 8,2002
  Established in 1893, the Visiting Nurse Service of New York is the largest not-for-profit certified home health agency in the United States. Its Asian Home Care Program focuses on the provision of services to Chinese, Korean, and Japanese populations in the five boroughs of New York City and Nassau County. The program's teams include bilingual nurses, rehabilitation therapists, social workers, home health aides, and volunteers. Staff receive cultural sensitivity training to educate them regarding the values, practices, and health care needs of various Asian communities. Teaching and informational materials for patients are translated into appropriate languages, and community outreach programs and educational partnerships complement home-based services. View the full article

• Nursing Group, Facing Shortage of Recruits, Courts Police Officers and Firefighters
  From The New York Times - July 1, 2001
  Denise M. Davin knows about the national shortage of nurses. As the human resources director of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, she has had 170 vacancies for months. So Ms. Davin has turned to an unlikely talent pool: active and retired police officers and firefighters.
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• There's No Place Like Homecare
  From Nursing Spectrum - June 4, 2001
  When Alice Johnson transferred from another home healthcare agency she weighed 77 pounds. She has a fistula that was draining gastric contents onto her skin and required 400 (yes, 400) dressing changes a week. On her first visit, the nurse was in touch with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York Wound and Ostomy Center of Excellence. Together with the wound/ostomy clinical nurse specialist (CNS), who made a home consultation, followed by five telehealth visits, the home care team developed a pouching system for the drainage, and investigated every aspect of the patient's care from lab results to nutrition. They then collaborated with an acute care CNS to find the right surgical team to close the fistula. At last report, Mrs. Johnson's fistula has completely healed, she has gained 33 pounds and is enjoying a new quality of life....
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