Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Blog Entry No. 7 (Caregiving)
How vital is caregiving to your patient?
Caregiving to the patient is very important/vital because it contributes to the fast recovery of the patient that you're taking care of with the things that a caregiver should do for the patient no matter how hard/tiring it is to do it as long as it makes the patient comfortable,feel loved, well being care of and could help the patient's illness/disease recover faster.
Caregiving is vital to the patient because it makes them feel that there's still someone who cares or who wants them to really have hope that they could get better . Because maybe in their family no one cares for them or has time to take care of them.
Caregiving to the patient is very important/vital because it contributes to the fast recovery of the patient that you're taking care of with the things that a caregiver should do for the patient no matter how hard/tiring it is to do it as long as it makes the patient comfortable,feel loved, well being care of and could help the patient's illness/disease recover faster.
Caregiving is vital to the patient because it makes them feel that there's still someone who cares or who wants them to really have hope that they could get better . Because maybe in their family no one cares for them or has time to take care of them.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Blog Entry No. 6 (Bandaging & Dressing and Signs & Symptoms of Illnesses & Diseases)
WHAT IS BANDAGING and DRESSING?
-"bandage" is used directly is a piece of material used either to support a medical device such as a dressing or splint, or on its own to provide support to the body. It is technically only used to support a dressing, and not directly on a wound.
-a medical covering for a wound, usually made of cloth.
WHEN do you bandage or dress a patient?
-when the patient has an injury/wound that has heavy bleeding because it helps slow the flow of the blood.
-you dress a patient when he/she has a wound and this is to prevent the wound from any further injuries/ infections.
WHEN do you go to a doctor/ hospital for further check-ups and safety reasons?
- you go to a doctor/ hospital when the person's wound/ injury can no longer be cured by those simple aids or that the wound is slowly becoming worse and cannot be cured any longer by simple bandaging or etc.
WHERE can you bandage or dress properly a person's wound?
-you can bandage or dress the person's wound in a clean room/area or even a room that can offer the patient a comfortable place to lie down/ sit for the wound to be bandage/dress properly.
WHY do we need to bandage or dress the person's wound or check and record the patients signs and symptoms?
- we need to bandage or dress properly the wound of the person to prevent further serious and dangerous problems that may cause the patient/person to be seriously sick.
- we need to check and record the patient's signs and symptoms to know if he/she is recovering and to know what we can do for that illness.
HOW can we share our knowledge of this bandaging, dressing and etc. to other people?
-we can teach them these lessons/knowledge too if someone in our relatives,family or friends has a wound. we can tell/show them how's it done properly and many more.
-"bandage" is used directly is a piece of material used either to support a medical device such as a dressing or splint, or on its own to provide support to the body. It is technically only used to support a dressing, and not directly on a wound.
-a medical covering for a wound, usually made of cloth.
WHEN do you bandage or dress a patient?
-when the patient has an injury/wound that has heavy bleeding because it helps slow the flow of the blood.
-you dress a patient when he/she has a wound and this is to prevent the wound from any further injuries/ infections.
WHEN do you go to a doctor/ hospital for further check-ups and safety reasons?
- you go to a doctor/ hospital when the person's wound/ injury can no longer be cured by those simple aids or that the wound is slowly becoming worse and cannot be cured any longer by simple bandaging or etc.
WHERE can you bandage or dress properly a person's wound?
-you can bandage or dress the person's wound in a clean room/area or even a room that can offer the patient a comfortable place to lie down/ sit for the wound to be bandage/dress properly.
WHY do we need to bandage or dress the person's wound or check and record the patients signs and symptoms?
- we need to bandage or dress properly the wound of the person to prevent further serious and dangerous problems that may cause the patient/person to be seriously sick.
- we need to check and record the patient's signs and symptoms to know if he/she is recovering and to know what we can do for that illness.
HOW can we share our knowledge of this bandaging, dressing and etc. to other people?
-we can teach them these lessons/knowledge too if someone in our relatives,family or friends has a wound. we can tell/show them how's it done properly and many more.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Blog Entry No. 5 (Making the Bed & Bathing the Patient)
Making a Bed
1. Why do we need to know how to make an unoccupied and occupied bed?
-We need to know how to make an unoccupied and occupied bed for us to be responsible enough to change or make an occupied or unoccupied bed.
2. How does making a bed help in the fast recovery of our patient?
-It helps the patient recover fast because they will feel comfortable and have a good sleep which basically helps them recover.
3. As a good home nurse, how will you be able to render your services to your patient through bed making?
-As a good home nurse, I am able to render my service to the patient through bed making because I am making them feel comfortable and sleep comfortable without distractions or whatever.
Bathing the Patient
1. Why do you need to give a bath to the patient?
-We need to give a bath to the patient to feel refreshed, clean and recharged from all that time just lying on a bed and etc.
2. What are the materials needed for bed bath or sponge bath?
-the materials needed are 2 big towels, 2 big small towels, rubber sheet, a basin with warm water, soap and light blanket.
4. What do you mean by back rub?
-Back rub means letting the patient feel refreshed. it's like a massage actually.
5. How do you differentiate cold compress from hot compress?
-Cold compress is to reduce inflammation while hot compress used to increase circulation.
1. Why do we need to know how to make an unoccupied and occupied bed?
-We need to know how to make an unoccupied and occupied bed for us to be responsible enough to change or make an occupied or unoccupied bed.
2. How does making a bed help in the fast recovery of our patient?
-It helps the patient recover fast because they will feel comfortable and have a good sleep which basically helps them recover.
3. As a good home nurse, how will you be able to render your services to your patient through bed making?
-As a good home nurse, I am able to render my service to the patient through bed making because I am making them feel comfortable and sleep comfortable without distractions or whatever.
Bathing the Patient
1. Why do you need to give a bath to the patient?
-We need to give a bath to the patient to feel refreshed, clean and recharged from all that time just lying on a bed and etc.
2. What are the materials needed for bed bath or sponge bath?
-the materials needed are 2 big towels, 2 big small towels, rubber sheet, a basin with warm water, soap and light blanket.
3. What’s the importance of using a urinal or bedpan?
-the importance is that it helps those patient who is expected to stay bedridden
for a long period of time.4. What do you mean by back rub?
-Back rub means letting the patient feel refreshed. it's like a massage actually.
5. How do you differentiate cold compress from hot compress?
-Cold compress is to reduce inflammation while hot compress used to increase circulation.
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