7 Tips to take care of bedridden or dying patients - Ms. Chinchu

Описание: Bedridden patients need a special attention because they are not able to do anything by themselves. So a nurse assistant is required to take care of their daily activities including their personal hygiene. The second concern is their pain assessment along with the general examination, vital parameter monitoring, level of consciousness monitoring with the help of a Glasgow Coma Scale and there are some other monitoring also which is essential for a bedridden patient. The bedsore assessment has to be done on a frequent interval to avoid the occurrence of a bedsore or a wound. Another concern is dietary management based on the doctor's order or based on the patient's requirement the diet has to be followed and the feeding has to be given accordingly. There are different ways of feeding the patient; either through oral; if the patient is not able to swallow the things then a tube will be inserted through the nose directly into the stomach which will be called as a Ryle's tube. The nurses will be feeding through the Ryle's tube or in some of the cases surgical intervention is also required to feed the patient. Here the tube is directly inserted into the stomach through a surgery through the abdominal wall. So that tube is called as peg tube. Through this tube also we can feed the patient based on requirement and specially through the tube we will be feeding the liquid material only. Another concern in the bed ridden patient care is planning a care plan based on the assessment, the nurse will be planning the care plan and executing it. Mobilisation of the patient is also a part of the care plan which includes the active and passive exercises. Active and passive exercises will help in the blood circulation and which also will help the patient to heal better. Along with all this psychological support also plays a great role in the speedy recovery.