Home Health Nurses typically work for home healthcare agencies to provide at-home care to patients. They use their nursing qualifications in combination with their compassion for others to provide quality medical services to their patients. Their job is to take their patient’s vitals, assess the state of their health and perform routine procedures like providing medication and checking on wounds. After each visit, they write progress reports for Doctors to review. They may also teach loved ones how to carry out routine care procedures like administering medications, checking blood sugar levels and changing bandages.
Was macht ein Home Health Nurse?
A Home Health Nurse, or Home Health RN, is responsible for traveling to a patient’s home to administer their services and helping patients maintain their independence. Their duties include administering at-home IVs, changing dressings, cleaning wounds and updating Doctors about their patient’s health.
Aufgaben
Ein Home Health Nurse sollte in der Lage sein, verschiedene Aufgaben und Verantwortlichkeiten zu erfüllen. Im Folgenden sind einige Aufgaben und Verantwortlichkeiten aufgeführt, die ein Home Health Nurse ausführen können sollte:
Assess and chart observations of the patient’s condition at each visit.
Complete evaluation tasks, including reviewing medication and vital signs.
Administer Physician-prescribed medication.
Dress or redress wounds and assess the healing progress.
Provide education to patients and families on proper home health care procedures and strategies.
Coordinate with Physicians, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists and other individuals in the patient’s care plan.
Benötigte Fähigkeiten
Ein wettbewerbsfähiger Home Health Nurse verfügt über bestimmte Fähigkeiten und Qualifikationen, darunter:
Initiative so they can make independent decisions when required and accept direction and requests from patients.
Strong interpersonal skills that allow them to get to know their patients, build personal rapport and establish trust to provide high-quality care while increasing patients’ enjoyment and comfort
Flexibility and patience to work in a variety of living environments
Knowledge of clinical skills including changing bandages, giving tube feedings, administering shots and setting up and monitoring IVs
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