Home Nursing Techniques

1.  If you are a good home nurse, what are the various home nursing techniques that you need to apply that will make the patient feel comfortable and speed up the recovery?

The patient will feel comfortable and his recovery will speed up if I will apply these various techniques on home nursing:

            a. Observe proper hygiene
            b. Be patient and considerate enough.
            c. Talk to the patient politely and always convince him that this or that will make him better.
            d. Always follow the doctor's prescription.

2.  Why should the home nurse monitor the vital signs of the patient?

 It is important to monitor the vital signs of the patient so as the home nurse will be updated of his patient's current status, to be able to administer the right medicine.

3.  How do you take the body temperature, pulse rate, respiratory rate and blood pressure of the patient?

              a. To get the body temperature of a person, you use a thermometer. You can place it under the armpits or inside the mouth.

              b. To get the pulse rate, you use your two first fingers and look for the person's pulse on the wrist or on the side part of the neck. Then, we count the beats per minute.

              c. To get the blood pressure of the patient, you should use a sphygmomanometer.

4.  What are some practices that the home nurse must follow that will promote comfort to the patient?

As a home nurse, I should have a long patience. Before administering medicines or doing something, I should first talk with my patient politely, asking for his or her permission. This will provide comfort to the patient since it makes them feel that they are still respected.

5.  How will you differentiate signs from symptoms of illnesses and 

         diseases?

A symptom is subjective from the patient point of view. A symptom is what the patient experiences about the illness, injury or disease. Symptoms can only be experienced, they are not able to be observed or measured objectively. Pain is a symptom. Symptoms can be characterized by the patient to help the physician diagnose the problem with that added information to consider along with the observations, measurements, laboratory findings and other diagnostic test results that are the objective signs. 

A sign is an objective physical manifestation of illness, injury or disease. It is an objective finding, something one can observe and measure. A rapid pulse, a high temperature, a low blood pressure, an open wound, bruising, etc. are all signs. Signs give a more definite indication of the presence of a particular disease to the physician.

6.  If you are the doctor, what will be your basis in giving the diagnosis for your patient?

If I was the doctor, before giving the diagnosis to my patient, I should always check his or her history or records about his or her  health. Through this, I will be able to know whether he or she has allergies or whether he or she already suffered this kind of illness. In this way, I will know what kind of medicine suits my patient.