AmaCaregiver =))

In our generation right now, are caregivers still important? In this society wherein everything is advanced, are caregivers still needed even though there are advanced machines that can cure people? In my opinion, the answer is YES. ;) The importance of care giving is that we can give a good and quality caring. Good and quality caring doesn't necessarily mean that you know everything about caring a person but a care that comes from the heart of the care giver. Giving care to your patient does not only make him/her feel better but also feel that someone cares or is concern for him/her. So, in conclusion, care giving is so vital or important.to the patient.

AmaCaregiver and I ♥ it. =)) Out. ;D

When will you apply the bandage? If you are the Home Nurse ☺

1. What is the importance of bandage?
- The importance of a bandage is to hold or secure the dressing, to stop blood loss (due to the dressing or gauze) and to prevent further injury.

2. Usually doctors will ask the mnemonic "OPPQRST", when will they add the mnemonic "LMN"?
- If the patient experiences or is undergoing chest pains.

3. Where can you get Herpes Zoster or chicken pox?
- It can spread easily through coughing or sneezing if an infected person or through direct contact with secretions from the rash.

4. Why is bandaging necessary?
- Bandaging is necessary to cover the wound so that it will not be exposed to dirt or anything that might complicate it. Or if you have an injury, for example a sprain, you will need an elastic bandage so that the injured part will not be that exposed to any further harm.

5. How can you differentiate signs and symptoms?
- Signs are what the doctor sees while symptoms are what the patient feels or experiences.

Making the Bed and Bathing the Patient

MAKING A BED

1. Why do we need to know how to make an unoccupied and occupied bed?

-As a home nurse, we should know the basics. And one of that is making an unoccupied and occupied bed. By knowing the procedures, it will save more time and make the patient feel more comfortable. Also, it will not be a hassle to the patient especially if you are preparing an occupied bed.

2. How does making a bed help in the fast recovery of our patient?

- A bed should somehow give comfort and soothe the feeling of the patient. When the patient is comfortable with their bed, it somehow alleviates the pain thus making the patient's recovery faster.

3. As a good home nurse, how will you be able to render your services to your patient through bed making?

-Just by making the bed of the patient, I'm already rendering my services to him/her because I'm doing my best in making him/her feel comfortable. Also, as a good home nurse, my job is to change the sheets when needed to just to make sure the patient will not have any problems that may cause rash or any skin problems.


BATHING THE PATIENT

1. Why do you need to give bath to a patient?

-To cleanse, refresh, relax and serves as a form of exercise. Also, it helps stimulate the circulation of blood and to aid in the elimination of certain wastes in the body.

2. What are the materials needed for bed bath and sponge bath?

- The materials needed are the following:
   • 2 big towels                 •a basin with warm water
   •2 small towels               •soap
   •rubber sheet                 •light blanket

3. What's the importance of using a urinal or bedpan?

- A bedpan or urinal is important if the patient cannot move or is expected to be bedridden for a long time.

4. What do you mean by back rub?

- Back rubs can relieve pain, anxiety, stress and relax muscles.

5. How do you differentiate cold compress from hot compress?

- Hot compress is used when there is chronic pain or injury issues with no inflammation or swelling. While in cold compress, it is used to reduce inflammation and swelling caused by an injury.

^Credits to http://www.ehow.com/about_5369873_differences-between-cold-hot-compress.html :*

Keep Calm and be a Home Nurse ♛

1.  If you are a good home nurse, what are the various home nursing techniques that you need to apply that will make the patient feel comfortable and speed up the recovery?

-First of all, you need to have a cheerful personality. This helps the patient feel more comfortable. Second, you have to be attentive and understanding, especially if the patient is an old person. There are really circumstances wherein the patient will share a story to you about his/her experiences. So, as a sign of respect, you also have to engage with him/her. Lastly, a good home nurse should be resourceful and flexible. He/She should easily adjust to the needs of the patient and find ways to answer the needs of the patient.


2.  Why should the home nurse monitor the vital sign of the patient?

- The home nurse should monitor the vital signs of the patient to know the present condition of the patient and to determine any illnesses or diseases. It also serves as a baseline data to conclude medical condition.


3.  How do you take the body temperature, pulse rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure of the patient?

*Body Temperature
- You can take your body temperature in many locations of your body such as the mouth, armpit, ear and forehead by using a thermometer.

*Pulse Rate
- Locate the pulse. Use two fingers to locate the pulse on the wrist at the base of the thumb.

*Respiratory Rate

1) Sit down in a comfortable position with your stopwatch.

2) Relax until your breathing has evened out. This should take about a minute, but may take longer if you've just been exercising.

3) Start the timer, which you will let run for one minute. If you are using a normal clock instead of a stopwatch, simply note when the minute begins and ends.

4) Count how many times you breathe. Breathing in and then breathing back out counts as one full breath.

5) Stop counting at the one minute mark. The number of full breaths you took in that minute is your resting respiration rate.

6) Look at your results. A resting respiration rate of under 12 breaths per minute is too low, and over 25 breaths per minute is too fast. An ideal respiration rate for an adult is between 15 and 20.

Credits to: http://www.ehow.com/how_5146768_respiration-rate.html ♥

*Blood Pressure

• Sit up or lie down with the arm stretched out. The arm should be level with the heart.
• Put the cuff about 1 inch (2.5 cm) above the elbow. Wrap the cuff snugly around the arm. The blood pressure reading may not be correct if the cuff is too loose.
• Put the earpieces in your ears.
• Using your middle (long) and index (pointer) fingers, gently feel for the pulse in the bend of the elbow. This is the brachial artery. You will feel the pulse beating when you find it. Do not use your thumb to feel for the pulse because your thumb has a pulse of its own.
• Put the diaphragm of the stethoscope over the brachial artery pulse. Listen for the heartbeat.
• Tighten the screw on the bulb and quickly squeeze and pump the bulb. This will cause the cuff to tighten.
• Keep squeezing the bulb until the scale on the gauge reads about 160. Or, until the gauge reads at least 10 points higher than when you last hear the heartbeat.
• Slowly loosen the screw to let air escape from the cuff. Let the gauge fall about 5 points a second. Carefully look at the gauge and listen to the sounds. Remember the number on the gauge where you first heard the thumping sound.
• Continue to listen and read the gauge at the point where the sound stops.
• The number of the first sound is the systolic (top number) pressure.
• The second number is the diastolic (bottom number) pressure.
• Write down your BP, the date, the time, and which arm was used to take the BP. Let the air out of the cuff.

Again, I would like to thank http://www.drugs.com/cg/how-to-take-a-blood-pressure.html ♥


4.  What are some practices that the home nurse must follow that will promote comfort to the patient? 

- You need to make a bond with the patient. You need to talk to him/her sometimes and engage yourself with him/her. Eventually, he/she will get use to you and feel comfortable. 

5.  How will you differentiate signs from symptoms of illnesses and diseases?

- Signs are what the doctors see, symptoms are what the patients feels or experiences.
 
6.  If you are the doctor, what will be your basis in giving the diagnosis for your patient?

- If I'm going to be the doctor, I'll base my diagnosis from the information given by my patient.


 Things will not be worse, if you will be a home nurse. BOOM. Vavoo. :*

Laughter is the Best Medicine ;D

    Having too much can be bad. Having less also has some disadvantages. We can apply this in administering medicines to the patient. If we administer the right medicine, their recovery would be much faster. Also, we are keeping them away from harm (overdose of medicine).

   Medicine is considered as one of the most important necessity to all of us. It is important in relieving the pain of the patient, especially if the pain that they are experiencing can't be solved by just making "pahid-pahid" on the area that is painful. In order for us to recover faster, the home nurse or the person administering medicine should know if the medicine is right with the correct amount and at the right time. Administering proper medicine will help us recover faster because if we drink the right medicine, we will really recover. These medicines have something that will fight the disease then you will be okay na. =))

    To end this blog, I would like to say that the right medicine will speed up your recovery especially if you give it on the right time and the correct amount. Also, don't give the patient any medicines, especially if it's antibiotic, if you don't have a doctor's prescription. It may have harmful effects on your body or can worsen you sickness. 

Remember, Health is Wealth. That's it. Babye :*

Caring is Loving ♥

Health care is important because everyone needs it at several points in their lifetime. Accidents and illnesses can come anytime. Most of the time, it is unexpected. In order for us to prevent the spreading of a certain disease or alleviate the pain of an injured person, we need to know what to do and how will we do it. Of course, we should have a background about Health Care.

Health Care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Scenarios like getting a bad virus that results into a complicated disease, toothaches and a bad accident that leaves you with broken bones are just some of the examples that can happen at home. It can be an advantage if you know first aid because you can at least make the pain less. You can also take care of your family members of one of them is not feeling well or if one of them is injured.  Accidents happen when they happen and they come with or without your permission. If you don't get health care in some cases, an illness or injury can be deadly or cause further health problems for you in the future.

DRAMATIZATION:

Don't do this at home. 

Health is important  because you only get one body and one chance. If you don't take care of what you have, it will be taken from you. Being prepared and ready for whatever disease that may come is so important. That's why health is so very much important because health is wealth. BOOM. Thank you so much for reading this post. :3

I would like to thank http://answers.ask.com/Business/Finance/why_is_health_care_important for helping me make this post. THANK YOU SO MUCH ♥ Babye :*

Trash into Cash ;))

Word of the Day: THRIFTY. ☺☺☺ This is one of the things that I learned while we were making our recycled products. Making the recycled product enhances your creativity and resourcefulness.We used a lot of materials like straw, jar, box, scissors, glue, etc. Making the product was super enjoy at the same time makakapuy. @@  But all of the hard work and efforts were paid off when we saw our outputs *ehem* awesome outputs. B))))

This is an organizer made out of boxes and straws. You can just make that flower thing over there (the designs) by just folding and folding a straw. Next is we painted the inside part so that it will be colorful. Designs may vary. Then, TADAAA! You already have a recycled organizer. :))))

This thing is a Tetra Pouch. Of course, made by tetra packs (ex: zesto, funchum, etc.) All you need is a sewing kit, an extra cloth and a zipper and you can make your own pouch. You can even make a bag or a purse. ;)

And last but not the least is the Autumn Lamp. It's called that way because the designs are autumn leaves and there's a candle inside so it's a lamp. You can also create your own designs and styles. :3

I think people will patronize these products because they can be used daily. If we will sell these products, I think that it will not cost more than a hundred. ^_^

I hope that these will give you ideas and inspire you to make your own. Baboosh. :* ♥