Home Nursing Where To Begin
Nearly every family at some time faces the problem of
caring for someone sick or injured. Today, self-help and
family health in nursing care take on new meaning in
view of the many demands upon physicians and nurses, the
steady increase in the aging population, the early
dismissal of the hospitalized patients, and the growing
emphasis on home care programs for the patient with a
long-term illness. In addition, the necessity to prepare
the family and, in a broader sense, the community to
take care of disaster-caused injuries and illness had
increasing importance in a world grown smaller in time
and space. For all these reasons, responsible adults and
their teenage sons and daughters need to learn those
skills and to acquire the knowledge that will enable
them to give care to the sick at home when it becomes
necessary. Read complete chapter:
Home
Nursing Where To Begin
Preparing To Be A Home Nurse
Red Cross home nursing instruction is offered free to
everyone who needs and wants the training. The course is
based on two premises: one that care of the sick and
injured at home is primarily a family responsibility;
and, two, that in the event of a major disaster basic
nursing skills can be readily adapted to the care of a
great number of casualties. Read
complete section:
Preparing To Be A Home Nurse
Nursing Care of the Sick at Home
Nursing care should be planned around the needs of
the patient. Such factors as age, sex, the presence of
physical handicaps, and the patient’s attitudes and
feelings about his illness will affect the amount and
kind of nursing care he needs. However, of primary
consideration are the diagnosis and the severity of the
illness as well as the general physical condition of the
patient at the time he became ill. Any nursing care plan
must be flexible so that it can be adjusted to meet
changing circumstances that inevitably occur. The
patient’s condition may change from day to day,
resulting in the need for different treatment, diet, or
nursing care. Or, emergencies may occur that make it
necessary for the home nurse to modify house hold
routines that affect the care of the patient. The
ability to adjust to events and to meet change with
calmness and resourcefulness is important responsibility
of the home nurse. Read complete
section:
Nursing Care of the Sick at Home
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