Scope of Nursing Home Care

Scope of Nursing Home Care

In general, the scope of the Nursing Home Care can be grouped as follows:

• Medical and nursing care services.
• Social services and efforts to create a therapeutic environment.
• Rehabilitation services and physical therapy.
• Information and referral to services.
• Education, training and health education
• Hygiene and sanitation of the individual and the environment.
• Repair service for social activities.

According to Rice R (2001) Nursing Home Care include cases are common post-hospitalization and special cases are encountered in the community.

The common case which is the post-treatment in hospital including:

• Clients with chronic pulmonary obstructive disease,
• Clients with heart failure,
• Clients with impaired oxygenation,
• Clients with chronic injury,
• Clients with diabetes,
• Clients with impaired urinary function,
• Clients with state health recovery or rehabilitation,
• Clients therapy with intravenous fluids at home,
• Clients dysfunction persyarafan,
• Clients with HIV / AIDS.

While the case with the special conditions, include:

• Clients with post childbirth,
• Clients with mental health disorders,
• Clients with the condition of the elderly,
• Clients with a terminal condition.

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