Question

Your summary should include: • A description of the agency • It’s work and how that contributes to the health of the community • The characteristics of the clients served • The role or potential role for nurses within the agency • Your experiences Make sure you date every journal entry with corresponding clinical Week. For instance: Clinical Week 1 (Mar 12, 2018) follow by your entry of at least 100 words.

Answer 1

Community Care Health Agency.Inc

Community Care Health Agency.Inc is established in 2006 at Crowley, TX for providing the necessary health care at home. High quality, value-driven care is provided by this agency. Community Care Health Agency is a licensed and accredited home care agency by HHSC (Health and Human Services Commission) of the State of Texas. Evaluating and preventing or treating physical dysfunction is the main goal of Community Care Health Agency. Patients will be assessed and the necessary care will be planned on an individual basis.

Work and Community Contribution

Community support services and home care services are essential for improving the quality of life of the patients. The home-based services will help to enhance the healing process and clients will be happy to receive the care at their home itself rather than in an institution. Home-based health services will help to reduce the cost of medical care arising from the stay in a hospital and thus it will help the family and the nation financially. Once the acute stage of the illness is over, the patient can be transferred to home to continue the care through the Community Care Health Agency. The patients and family are given 24/7 care as per their condition. The patient's own physician is managing the required treatment plan and prescribing medications. The nursing professionals from the Community Care Health Agency is providing the necessary care, support, and health education.

Both short term and long term needs of the clients are provided by the expert health care professionals of Community Care Health Agency. Services provided by Community Care Health Agency includes Rehabilitative services, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech Therapy.

Characteristics of the Clients

The clients of the agency include those who are having difficulty to walk or having difficulty to meet the activities of daily life after an accident, injury, chronic illness or due to congenital or birth defects. Clients having speech problems like stuttering, language impairments, aphasia, communication disorders, and cognitive disorders are also taken care of by the agency. The necessary training is provided. Patients having chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension etc. also given the necessary education on special diets and treatments. Nursing staffs are giving simple instructions and educating the patient and family regarding special diets, medications, nutrition etc. Also, taking care of Bedridden patients from chronic illness or old age.

Role of Nurses within the Agency

Registered nurses from the agency visit the patient and assessing the condition. Making a care plan along with the physician's treatment plan and carry out interventions such as wound care, pain management, teaching self-injection of insulin etc. The nurse is providing the education necessary for the improvements in functioning and compliance with the medications. Also coordinating patient care and making referrals if necessary. Role of the nurse as a liaison between different health care team like physiotherapist, occupational therapist, speech therapist, social worker etc. is very important in the home care services. Reporting to the physician is another crucial role. Evaluating the outcome of interventions and making the necessary changes in the plan as per the individual need is also the responsibility of the nurse. The role includes on-call services too. The registered nurses from the agency provide 24/7 on-call services to their clients. Supervision and training of certified nursing aids during their routine care like bathing, feeding etc. is another role of the registered nurse.