Home / Mobile Nursing Services

Home Nurse Visit

Periodic visit by a licensed nurse for assessment of health, planning, supervision, and evaluation of activities of daily living and care received by a client. Services provided include

• Assessing and evaluating the physical, psychological, and emotional aspects of patients.
• Providing physical, psychological, and appropriate therapy to patients.
• Assessment of patient’s home and making the necessary recommendation
• Taking patient histories and organizing health records.
• Assessing for complications such as bedsores, fall, risk of aspiration, and administer the
  appropriate interventions.
• Developing and managing patient’s care plan.
• Identifying care issues and making recommendations about changes to the patient’s care plan
• Coordinating the care of patient with other patient’s health team members
• Providing and facilitating diagnostic and other lab tests to patients.
• Ensuring adequate stock of patient’s medication(s)
• Monitoring for adverse effect of prescribed medications and report accordingly.
• Educating patients or caregivers (if available) on correct administration of medications.
• Ensuring proper storage of medications.
• Talking to family caregivers who are present during visits, listening to their concerns and
  updating them on the patient’s condition.
• Assisting and supporting patients in organizing their physical activities
• Maintaining documentation of all therapy interventions to patients
• Providing education for coping and management of conditions to patients
• Monitoring client’s vitals and recording changes in condition.

How does a client get started with Home / Mobile Nursing Services?

• A client must send a National ID (preferably Ghana Card) and a direction to house
  (Ghana Post Address or GPS Address).
• Date and time for home assessment and first treatment is then scheduled (within 12 hours
  of service enquiry)
• After confirmation, home care assessment and first treatment are done.