Community nurses take care of participants outside the vicinity of the hospital. They play an imperative role in ensuring that participants lead a healthy and happy life. They cater to clinical and personal needs in an attempt to improve their quality of life. As the name suggests, community nurses primarily focus on the participants’ involvement in the community, promoting a healthy lifestyle and making the participants feel included and engaged.
At Complete Connect, no matter how severe your condition is, their team will give their 100% to improve it.
Community nursing individuals carry several responsibilities on their shoulders. These include:
1. They encourage socialisation and community participation
Community nurses stress socialisation by encouraging participation in different activities and events. This is to ensure that they do not feel isolated. Moreover, active community involvement also helps participants feel a sense of purpose. Effective communication with people allows them to adopt a positive behaviour and boosts their self-confidence. It also encourages them to seek regular therapy or medication to improve their health.
2. They improve and maintain participants’ mental and physical health
Deteriorating health conditions can significantly impact participants’ mental and physical health. Community nurses play an essential role in this regard. They ensure that the participants are mentally and physically fit to manage themselves. By adopting a holistic care model, they ensure participants can manage their thoughts, behaviours, and actions. Their primary aim is to prevent the co-existence of the participant’s disability with a mental health issue.
Community nurses also emphasise adopting a healthy physical lifestyle. They encourage participants to do regular exercises to promote their functional independence. This not only positively impacts participants’ cognitive and mental stimulation but also reduces the risk of serious diseases such as cardiovascular diseases or hypertension.
3. They assist participants in leading an independent life
Community nurses encourage participants to adopt an independent lifestyle. They keep them engaged in activities such as puzzles, word games, or baking to improve their concentration and encourage them to carry out the basic day-to-day activities independently. This can instill a sense of personhood and confidence in
individuals.
4. They spread health awareness
The primary purpose behind the community nursing services is to promote the importance of health and safety. They educate participants and their families about the fundamental physical, mental, and health needs (specific foods and exercises) essential to maintaining a fruitful life and help them access appropriate health care services. By doing so, community nurses ensure that optimum health is achieved. They also educate caretakers on how to be vigilant and handle emergencies effectively.
5. They manage medication and treatment plans
Community nurses carry out in-home assessments to assess participants’ needs and requirements.
Once this has been determined, they draft a thorough treatment plan that includes medications, therapy and counseling sessions, or daily exercises. They take charge of administering the treatment plan by providing participants with timely medicines. They also monitor participants’ responses to the medication to deduce if the treatment benefits them. If not, community nurses make changes in the current plan by administering new medication.
Looking for help with community nursing?
Complete Connect, being one of the most trusted and leading NDIS providers, offers community nursing with the primary objective of relief. Whether you have been recently discharged from the hospital, need in-home assistance, or have changed your treatment plan, their team can significantly improve your health conditions.
Their community nurses offer several services, including but not limited to:
- Case management
- Setting up and response to medication
- Developing treatment plans
- Observation and assessment of vital signs
- Overnight nursing care
- In-home assessments
- Dementia and diabetes management
If you wish to avail yourself of these services, please feel free to contact them. Their skilled and knowledgeable team will cater to all your needs and ensure you are completely satisfied with all the services.
