Many elderly patients in America do not want to leave their homes and seek residence in a nursing home. Your home is your castle, and elderly people just seem to thrive better in the familiar surroundings of their homes. Fortunately for many elderly persons like you, technology allows you to safely live in your home. A home nursing professional arranges for all your medical services to be rendered to you right in your home while also giving you the best nursing care. Your nurse is a trained professional who is fully certified to treat you and help you stay healthy and happy at home.
Who Is This Nursing Professional?
State law allows in-home nursing care to be provided by registered nurses (RN), licensed practical nurses or licensed vocational nurses. If you choose a licensed practical nurse (LPN), the LPN will be supervised by an RN. Any care that a family member offers you while you live at home is allowed as long as the care is regarded as medically safe. That care is not considered to be skilled nursing care, and your family member does not have to be supervised by an RN. Of course, it is the duty of your home health nurse to manage, observe and evaluate your care.
Monitoring Of Vital Signs And Ensuring All Needs Are Met
If you suffer from high blood pressure, your nurse will be monitoring your blood pressure status along with other vital signs. Your glucose levels will also be monitored by the nurse if you are a diabetic, and foot care will be arranged. You will have postoperative monitoring and telemonitoring after you've just undergone a medical procedure and are now recuperating at home. Your nurse provides wound care and dressing changes as needed. The nurse administers your medications. If you need injections, the nurse will also administer this treatment.
Arranging For Other Therapies
Your home health nurse assesses whether you need to be evaluated by a physical therapist or occupational therapist and arranges for these evaluations. The nurse arranges for a registered physical therapist and registered occupational therapist to visit you at home and provide those services if you need them. These services will help you to reclaim your independence and your productivity, and the therapists will work closely with the nurse to ensure that evaluation and progress notes are entered into your health chart.
If you've had a stroke and there are signs of aphasia when you try to speak following the stroke, you'll probably need an assessment by a speech pathologist. Your nurse will make arrangements for a speech pathologist to visit and evaluate your condition for treatment consideration. You might also need the services of a social worker who will coordinate insurance payments for your therapy sessions. Your home health nurse ensures that all your needs are met so that you can enjoy a healthy lifestyle free of stress in your home.
For more information or to set up at-home nursing care, talk with a home care agency in your area, such as First In Care Home Health Agency Inc.
