If I were a home nurse I would always prepare the patients bed and make sure it is clean. Give the patient the right medicines in the right time. Check the patients vital signs everyday.
2. Why should the home nurse monitor the vital signs of the patient?The home nurse should always monitor the patients vital signs to be able to know the patients body temperature, blood pressure, the pulse rate and the respiratory rate.
3. How do you take the body temperature, pulse rate, respiratory rate and blood pressure of the patient?Their are some instruments that we can use for taking ones vital signs.For the body temperature we can use a thermometer. For the pulse rate we can use our fingers. For blood pressure we can use aneroid monitor. For the respiratory rate, observe the patients chest when he/she is breathing.
4. What are some practices that the home nurse must follow that will promote comfort to the patient?
The home nurse should have a good attitude towards the patient. The home nurse should make sure that the patient is comfortable with the home nurse.
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.
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.
6. If you are the doctor, what will be your basis in giving the diagnosis for your patient?
If the patient is sick and have a severe disease. This will be the basis for the doctor to give the patient some diagnosis.
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