Home nursing services are increasingly in demand and widespread.
Often, however, the problem arises of how to find qualified and reliable subjects, of defining their tasks in terms of competence, as well as of knowing the average costs to be faced to receive assistance at home.
In this article we will analyze each of the above-mentioned aspects, so as to have a broad and clear picture on the topic.
How to find home nurses
As always happens when we refer to home medical visits , there are also two different paths that nurses can take:
- The National Health Service
- Private nursing care
The National Health Service
According to Art. 22 of the Prime Ministerial Decree of 12 January 2017, home care is guaranteed to people who are not self-sufficient or in fragile conditions, depending on their specific health conditions.
The request for such home care can be made by anyone – general practitioner, caregiver, relative, etc. – directly at the competent offices of their local health authority.
Generally, a distinction is made between basic home care (blood tests, dressings, various diagnostic tests, etc.) and PAI, a true Individual Assistance Project that analyzes complex cases and patients, establishing the care that can be obtained.
While such assistance is valuable for public health, on the other hand we know how much bureaucracy takes up, in terms of time and patience.
From the request to the implementation of a home service, months, many months, can pass.
Furthermore, it is important to remember that depending on the type of assistance required and its duration, there are variable costs to be borne.
Private nursing care
The situation is different for private home nursing services .
Here the times are much faster, because the request is made and accepted in practically real time, so that you can intervene immediately, without unnecessary waiting or paperwork to submit.
Physical facilities or companies that provide home medical and nursing care, such as www.sanigest.org, allow you to book a home nurse by choosing the day, the available time slot, and even the type of intervention, so that the system matches the requested specialty with the most suitable professional.
Generally, when choosing the path of private medical care, the estimate of the requested service is presented in advance, with respect to the service.
And, consequently, payment is also: a very useful practice, since those who book the service can pay directly, leaving the patient only with the burden of receiving the service.
How to make sure you are dealing with a serious professional
Generally, whether you opt for the NHS or private care, you can say with great certainty that you are dealing with a qualified healthcare professional.
The situation is different if we approach a “friend of a friend” nurse or someone who works as a freelancer.
Although in the past becoming a nurse was much simpler, today the law requires that this healthcare professional has a degree in Nursing Sciences and that, in order to practice, he or she is registered with the Provincial Order of the category.
To be truly certain that the provider is not an illegal operator, you can do an online check directly on the FNOPI website (the National Federation of Provincial Orders of Nurses) and verify their registration in the register.
What can a home nurse do?
As a healthcare professional with specialized horizontal training, a home nurse will be able to perform numerous healthcare tasks.
Making a completely exhaustive list can be difficult, but in general terms you can:
- Taking blood samples
- Collect biological samples for various types of analysis
- Assist in the management of more complex drug therapies
- Apply and/or remove catheters, washes, tubes, stomas, etc.
- Perform simple and complex dressings
- Analyze any situations of risk and/or physical and psychological discomfort
- Instruct the patient's family members on how to perform normal daily care and/or hygiene
- Manage bedridden patients and any critical issues (bedsores, difficulty standing up, etc.)
- Suggest the adoption of specific medical aids
- Make swabs at home
- Taking care of the hygiene of the bedridden patient
- Perform intramuscular or intravenous injections
- Blood sugar control and analysis
- Monitoring and analysis of vital parameters and values
In addition to these tasks, a home nurse also manages to build a relationship of trust with the patient, something that is difficult to achieve in other contexts.
In fact, especially when it comes to the elderly, disabled or invalids, therefore fragile subjects, the possibility of interacting with a qualified professional directly in one's own home can do a lot, in terms of psychological safety.
Furthermore, he is able to detect any situations of risk and/or tension of other family members, towards the patient in need of care and propose useful and constructive solutions.
As can be seen, the role of the home nurse is not limited to mere medical care, but goes beyond this scope to best manage the domestic situation, instructing family members on how to move and behave towards the patient.
What are the costs?
The cost of home nursing services in Turin can vary greatly, depending on various factors.
First of all, the type of intervention required must be considered: a blood test is one thing, a post-surgical dressing or a stoma is another.
Then, you have to consider the urgency of the intervention, whether it is planned during the normal working day week or it is a night and/or holiday emergency. This can have a significant impact on costs.
Another parameter to consider is the distance to travel to get to the patient's home, that is, whether his home is easily reachable or is located in a difficult area.
In some cases, you may also be able to get discounts for receiving a series of home nursing services , but not all facilities offer this option.
More generally, we can say that the minimum hourly and/or per-visit cost for a home nurse is 15/20 euros.
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