Skilled Nursing

Nurses have many duties, including caring for patients, communicating with doctors, administering medicine and checking vital signs.

A skilled nurse implements and evaluates patient care while performing nursing procedures to treat.

A registered nurse is a nurse who has obtained a nursing degree, has passed the NCLEXRN exam and has fulfilled all other state licensing requirements

 

What is a private duty nurse?

A private nurse is a registered nurse who provides patients with one-on-one,
long-term care in their homes. They take care of a patient’s basic, daily needs and help with chronic health problems. Private duty nurses aim to help patients stay within their homes and live happy, healthy, and fulfilling lives.

What does a private duty nurse do?

A private duty nurse provides many vital services to their clients. Some of these
include:
• Assessing changes in the medical status of patients
• Managing chronic illness
• Administering medications
• Helping with daily living activities
• Creating treatment plans for patients
• Completing patient care documentation and other paperwork

Traits necessary for a private duty nurse?

A private duty nursing offers vital support for patients. They need to
possess certain traits to work effectively in this role.

Patience
• Dealing with clients or patients who are sick and in need of help doing
basic tasks can be frustrating, especially when the patient doesn’t want to
cooperate. Having the capacity to help your patients and not grow irritated
when they are slow at something will help you in the long run.

Attention to detail
• Private duty nurses need to pay close attention to different information
within their scope of practice. Specifically, they have to know when a
patient’s mood alters or when they are exhibiting medical changes that
need care.

Compassion
• All nurses need to have understanding and empathy. However, the with
private duty nursing there is a little more intimate interaction with the
patient. They are the primary caregiver and someone who builds a strong
bond with the patient. Having compassion and an ability to form a close,
yet professional, relationship with another person is critical.