Nurses are an integral part of healthcare for patients at any age and in any setting. These medical professionals provide assistance to physicians and other providers, ensuring the health and safety of patients. To celebrate these important individuals, May 6-12, 2020 is National Nurses Week. This year is even more special because 2020 has been designated as “The Year of the Nurse.” Also, nurses are currently serving as our frontline healthcare heroes during the coronavirus pandemic. They are putting their patients first, providing loving care during a very difficult time. We’d like to take a moment to thank nurses for their hard work and dedication to providing compassionate care to seniors in their communities.
Thank you for caring for senior patients
Geriatric nurses, home care professionals and nurses all care for older patients. Some work in hospital or clinic settings where they assist anyone who is admitted for care. Others are employed at assisted living communities or even live with senior patients who require particular assistance. Here are some of the tasks nurses do while providing advanced life care:
- Provide medications and assist in keeping track of what prescriptions or over-the-counter drugs to take at which times. This is especially important for patients who have dementia or Alzheimer’s and would not follow their treatment plans without assistance.
- Help with mobility. Many seniors require assistance getting in and out of bed and moving about their homes. These individuals may turn to nurses to help them do everything from getting into and out of the bathtub to relocating from their wheelchair to a couch.
- Arrange supervision for outside errands. Some seniors cannot drive and, therefore, need a chaperone to help them attend doctors appointments, get groceries or attend family events.
- When a resident is discharged home, nurses may also assist with teaching family members how to address certain daily medical needs, such as how to organize a medication schedule or assist someone with wound care.
- Nurses may explain stroke or heart attack symptoms, or note what family can expect as their loved one’s dementia worsens with time.
Consulate Health Care nurses
The nurses at Consulate Health Care are skilled and compassionate. They meet the needs of our residents and exceed the expectations of those living in our care. Our long-term services offer home-like settings where nurses are available to administer medications, provide wound care and address other medical needs like changing catheters and colostomy bags. Consulate nurses are personable and provide useful knowledge to residents that helps them have a higher standard of living through better health. While nurses are medical professionals, they are also family who visit with residents and know them by name, not just by their health conditions. Consulate Health Care nurses are the heart of what we do. They interact with residents daily and make a huge difference in individuals’ health and lives. Our nurses treat our residents like family and enjoy helping those who need healthcare services to improve their quality of life through specialized care plans. It is these relationships that make our nurses so special. Thank you to our wonderful Consulate Health Care nursing staff for the compassionate care you provide to our residents on a daily basis.
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