Skilled Nursing
Professional nursing services are provided in accordance with the patient’s plan of care, under the supervision of a registered nurse, and include:
- Initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments of the patient’s needs
- Initiating the plan of care and revising as necessary
- Providing those services and/or treatments requiring substantial and specialized nursing skills
Counseling and educating the patient and family/ caregiver regarding the disease process, self-care techniques, and prevention strategies
Initiating appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures such as:
- Medication management
- Pain Management
- Home safety evaluation
- Wound care
- Diabetic Management
- Pre and Post Surgery/ Procedure Care
- Tracheostomy care
- Ostomy care
- Enteral feeding (GT, NGT)
- IV Infusion (PICC Line)