what our nurses and home health aides can do

Areas of Focus

Cardiac and Respiratory Assessment • Rehabilitative Nursing Venipuncture • Complete Diabetic Management

Complete Ostomy Care Bowel/Bladder Training Programs • Pain Management • Therapeutic Diet Management

Foley Catheter Changes and Care • Wound Skin Care/Decubitus Program 

WOUND CARE

Removing Sutures, Care of Drain, Packing etc. • Observing Surgical Incision • Teaching Aseptic Procedure

Promote Education and Quality Improvement 

DIABETIC TEACHING

Signs & Symptoms of Hyper/ Hypoglycemia Skin and Foot Care • Insulin Injection • Diet Teaching

Nutritionist/Dietician • Disease and Self Management

CATHETER

Inserting or Changing Foley Catheter • Evaluate Contents, Amounts, etc. • Assess Hydration

Teaching Catheter Care • Obtaining Sterile Urine • Straight Cath for Residual

Nutritionist/Dietician • Disease and Self Management

ORTHOPEDIC CARE

Post Operative Joint Replacement  • Care and Observation • Teaching Rehabilitation Measures • Fracture Care

MEDICATIONS & INJECTIONS

Administer IM Injections • Teach Administration When Appropriate • Supervise Administration 

NG-TUBE, J-TUBE & G-TUBES

Inserting or Changing NG Tube •Instructing Care of Catheter, Tube, Feeding Formula etc. • Instruction on Use of Pump

TRACHEOSTOMY CARE

Dressing, Suction • Instruction in Management of Tracheostomy

TEACHING OF MEDICATIONS

Reactions • Side Affects • Hypertensive Medications • Cardiac Medications • Anticoagulants

OSTOMY CARE

Care of New Stoma, Dressing, Observation of Discharge, Care of Skin • Teaching Ostomy Care• Irrigation

Diet for Colostomy Patient • Skin and Wound Assessment/Care

BOWEL & KIDNEYS

Bowel & bladder Training • Diet Teaching and Education

PHYSICAL THERAPY

Therapeutic Exercises • Massages • Joint Mobilization • Muscle Re-Education • Electrotherapy

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Post Operative Joint Replacement  • Perceptual Motor Training Adaptive Equipment Training
• Splint/Orthotic Fabricational Training • Neurodevelopmental Training
• Upper Extremity Muscle Re-Education • Fine Motor Coordination Training
• Cognitive Compensatory Technique • Breathing Exercises

SPEECH THERAPY

Expressive Aphasia • Receptive Aphasia • Global Aphasia • Augmentative Communication Training

Cognitive Retraining • Swallowing Retraining
 

DIABETES/NUTRITION 

Diabetes can be monitored and self managed effectively in the patient’s environment with proper education and teaching by our professional staff.

Patient Instruction May Include:

Overview of Diabetes • Diabetic Medication • Instruction of Community Resources
Instruction on Use of Glucometer • Individualized Meal Plan

Areas of Expertise

Diabetic, Cardiac and Renal Diets • Tube Feedings • In-Service Education • Nutrition Regarding Wound Care
• Therapeutic Diets per Patient’s Physician Orders • Establishing Food Purchase and Preparation Guidelines
• Interdisciplinary Conference with Patients, Physician and Other Health Care Team • Lab Values Evaluated

  We Provide Nutritional Services to Patients with Diagnosis such as:

 Gastrointestinal Disorders • Failure to Thrive • Hypertension • HIV and AIDS • Enternal Nutrition Feeders
• Diabetes • Cancer • Malnutrition • Liver Disease • Renal Disease • COPD 

Our Registered Nurses are committed to provide quality care in all our nursing services. They are highly skilled in

specialized nursing and their interpersonal skills are practiced through effective communication with patients,

families and other members of the health care community. 

Our Home Health Aide works directly under the supervision of the Registered Nurse and Physical Therapist or Speech Therapist

and reports the data to the appropriate supervisor while delivering care to the patient in the home environment.

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