Have you considered working as a long term care nurse in a facility or providing home care? This video is an excellent reminder that providing care in a long term situation means offering more than simply medicine. The women in this video do an excellent job sharing how each person is part of a puzzle that provides effective care for their patients. Although the women in this video are mainly discussing long term care in a nursing home, I thought it was so relevant to what our nurses provide each day to our patients and their families. Some of the advice includes going the extra mile with each patient, setting your own personal problems aside to make sure you are fully invested into each patient and make sure you view the day from the patient’s POV. Overall the consensus was to understand each patient. Make sure you’re providing patience and compassion as you provide care. Do you agree? What other advice would you give to a new home heath care nurse?
Here’s the video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5ICwS8FLfA
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