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Table of Contents:
1. Decision to Nurse at Home
Key Considerations
Your Guide to Home Care
Home Is Where The Heart Is
2. Home Preparation
The Care Recipient's Needs
An Ideal Room for the Person Needing Care
Room Safety Measures
List of Homecare Items
Gallery of Homecare Items
3. The Caregiver
Your Roles as Caregiver
Caregiver Training Courses
Caregivers Training Grant
Hand Washing
Handling Infectious Waste
Use of Personal Protective Equipment
Handling of Needles and Sharp Objects
Use of Ambulance
Backache and Prevention
Stress and Management
Dealing with Caregiver Guilt
4. Day-to-Day Care
4.1 General:
Room Cleanliness and Hygiene
Keeping Your Care Recipient Occupies
Providing a Comfortable Bed Rest
Prevention of Pressure Sore
Assist in Dressing and Undressing
Assist in Meals
Assist in Elimination
Exercise as Part of Care Regime
Fall Prevention
Sleep and Nights
4.3 Observation:
Temperature
Heart Beat
Breathing
Blood Pressure
Fluid Balance
Sputum
Vomitus
Urine
Stools
Pressure Sore
4.2 Personal Hygiene:
Care of the Mouth
Hair Care
Caring for Nails
Assist in Bathing
Facial Shaving
4.4 Home Treatment:
Medication
Insulin Injection
Rectal Suppository
Wound Care
Fever Intervention
5. Specific Nursing Care
Asthma
Cataract
Chest Pain
Chickenpox
Conjunctivitis (Sore Eye)
Constipation
Cystitis (Urinary Bladder Infection)
Dementia
Diabetes
Diarrhea
Dying
High Blood Pressure
Shingles
Stroke
Vomiting
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