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Terminally III Patients
Many patients who are in the final stages of illness wish to remain at home to die in the comfort and surroundings of their own environment. Visiting nurses are able to treat the patient at home as well as provide support and assistance to the patient's family.
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Postpartum/Newborn
Under the direction of the visiting nurse, mothers receive assistance in providing infant care when the mother and/or infant has been discharged from the hospital within 24 to 48 hours.
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Diabetes Management
Patients who are newly diagnosed diabetics are instructed by the RN on how to control and manage normal blood sugar levels. The RN also teaches the patient and family to identify mechanisms for adjusting to and compensating for sensory losses, impaired vision and precaution in preventing injury.
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Infusion Therapy
Infusion therapy home care services treat patients with acute and chronic infections, gastrointestinal conditions, cancer, malnutrition, cardiac disease, AIDS and hemophilia.
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Wound and Surgical Wound Care
Patients recovering from wounds resulting from injury, disease or surgical invention often need the care of a visiting nurse. An open wound, clean or infected, can present a long-term convalescent period.
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High-Risk Infants and Children
Pediatric visiting nurses possess special skills to care for at-risk pediatric patients. Medical complications that might place an infant or child in the at-risk category are closely associated with prematurity and low birth weight. Other examples would be accidents, trauma and congenital defects.
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Cardiovascular Pulmonary
Diseases related to the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems often have long-term implications for patients. Chronic disabilities can have serious impact on the patient's level of energy and ability to remain independent, creating a need for a visiting nurse.
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Postoperative Eye Surgery
Many patients today have eye surgery performed in an outpatient setting and return home the same day. A visiting nurse is able to instruct the patient in cleansing the eye and administering eye drops, aswell aswatch for signs of infection. Often the patient is an older adult who may experience other health-related problems.
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