Home Health Nurse

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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.

یک Home Health Nurse چه می کند؟

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.

مسئولیت ها

A Home Health Nurse باید بتواند وظایف و مسئولیت‌های مختلفی را انجام دهد. موارد زیر برخی از وظایف و مسئولیت‌هایی است که یک Home Health Nurse باید بتواند انجام دهد:

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.

مهارت های مورد نیاز

نام رقابتی دارای مهارت‌ها و صلاحیت‌های خاصی است، از جمله:

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

پیشنهادات مشابه

اگر برای موقعیت‌های مرتبط با Home Health Nurse استخدام می‌کنید، به شرح وظایف ما برای نقش‌های مشابه مراجعه کنید:

Nurse Practitioner