Benefits, Role and Function of Nurse Home Care

Benefits, Role and Function of Nurse Home Care

Nursing Home Care   October 31, 2013

Benefits of Nursing Home Care

1. For Clients and Families:

• Program Home Care (HC) can help offset the cost of hospitalization is more expensive, because it can reduce the cost of patient accommodation, transportation and consumption of the family.
• Strengthen family ties, because it can always close when a family member is ill.
• Feel more comfortable being home alone.
• The number of women working outside the home, so the task of caring for the sick mother who is usually done because it is hampered by the presence of a nurse to replace it.

2. For Nurses:

• Provide variety of work environments, so it is not saturated with the environment remains the same.
• Get to know the client and their environment well, so that health education is given in accordance with the client's situation and condition of the house, so the nurse job satisfaction will increase.
• Data and interests of patients.

3. For the Hospital:

• Making the hospital became more famous with the home care service does.
• To evaluate the terms of the service that has been done.
• To promote the hospital to the community.

Role and Function of Nurse Home Care

1. Case manager: manage and collaborate on services, with the function:

• Identifying the needs of patients and families.
• Service plan.
• Coordinate team activities.
• Monitor the quality of service.

2. Executing: provide direct care and services to evaluate the function:

• Conduct a comprehensive assessment.
• Nursing plan.
• Nursing action.
• Observe the patient's condition.
• Assist patients in developing effective coping behavior.
• Involving the family in the service.
• Guiding all members of the family in health care.
• To evaluate the nursing care.
• Documenting nursing care.

Principles of Nursing Home Care

Principles of Nursing Home Care

Nursing Home Care   October 31, 2013

Home care services in order to run smoothly, it is worth noting some of the principles in the service of home care.

Home health care nursing services are provided to patients in the home, which is a synthesis of community nursing services and specific technical skills that come from a particular medical specialty, the individual-focused nursing care to involve the family, with the aim of curing, maintain and improve health physical, mental / emotional patient.

Principles of Home Care, include:

1. Management carried out by the home care nurse.
2. Implementing Home Care is comprised of the existing health professions (doctors, midwives, nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, sanitarian and other professional personnel).
3. Apply the concept as a basis in the decision-making practices.
4. Collect data systematically, accurately and Comprehensive.
5. Using data from assessment and examination results in establishing the diagnosis.
6. Develop a nursing plan based on needs.
7. Provide complete service consisting of preventive, curative, promotive and rehabilitaif.
8. Evaluate the response of patients and their families in nursing interventions, medical and others.
9. Responsible for quality services through management.
10. Maintain and ensure good relationships between team members.
11. Developing a professional capacity.
12. Participate in research activities for the development of home care.
13. Using the code of professional conduct in performing services in home care.