Question

1. What is the role of the student in a long term care facility?
2. What is the role of an RN in a long term care facility?
3. What is the resident care focus in this facility?

Answer 1

1. ROLE OF STUDENT IN A LONG TERM CARE FACILITY :

It is the best alternative clinical settings as the students :

• Apply nursing theories on a patient practically.
• use their basic knowledge.
• Take residents vitals and record it.
• Assist RN's
• Educate residents regarding certain medications and their benefits.

2. ROLE OF RN IN A LONG TERM CARE FACILITY :

• Assisting in activities of daily living.
• Feeding both orally or through nasopharyngeal tube.
• maintaining hygiene.
• Administering medications.
• Communicating with the residents.
• Assessing for any abnormality and reporting it to the respective department.
• Organizing group therapy.

3. RESIDENT CARE FOCUS :

• Resident care focuses on maintaining daily living activities.
• Maintaining mental health
• maintaining a balanced diet.
• Assisting them at the toilets.
• Providing treatments for their health conditions.