VNA’s HealthLink senior nursing students’ duties
VNA’s HealthLink senior nursing students’ duties
The New Orleans-based Visiting Nurses Association Inc. has devised this summary and responsibilities list for student nurses participating in the agency’s HealthLink program:
Duty Summary:
The student nurse is responsible for the assessment of patient’s needs, contributes to the plan for fulfilling patient’s needs, implements a plan, evaluates and engages in outcome measurements as related to patient’s outcomes, and provides education community resources to patients and caregivers.
Responsibilities:
• Conducts biannually assessments on patients.
• Implements the plan of care with goals mutually established with the patient, caregiver(s).
• Provides education regarding diagnosis, medications, safety precautions, preventive procedures, health promotion strategies, and self-care needs to the patients and caregivers in accordance with the plan of care.
• Evaluates the patient, caregiver(s), home environment, and family structure to determine what assistance, health teaching, and services will be required, as well as what assistance will be available from the family/caregiver(s).
• Evaluates the patient’s condition and support system to determine if a referral to another community resources is required.
• Develops and begins implementation of the initial plan of care with input from the patient and/or caregiver(s).
• Reports patient’s condition, medication changes, and care needs to the university’s faculty member and RN coordinator or his/her designee at the end of the patient’s visit.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of care and makes revisions based on the patient’s changing physical and psychological, environmental, and spiritual needs, including but not limited to reactions to medications and treatments.
• Submits total documentation to the University’s faculty member for review. The student places their documentation in the designated section of the patient’s HealthLink chart.
• Performs a complete nursing assessment including a head-to-toe physical examination of the patient, including all systems, each visit and regularly re-evaluates any present and/or potential problems and needs related to the health of the patient, family/caregiver, and community.
• Functions as patient advocate and facilitator for the patient.
• Makes changes/updates to medication sheet on the same day the changes occur.
• Utilization of resources in the community to assist the patient, family/caregiver, and the community.
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