Coordination
14 guides on this theme · Page 1 of 2
Professional secrecy at home: who knows what, and how far
Home care happens in front of the family, in a hallway, sometimes with the door open. Here is how confidentiality still holds: what is written, what is shared, what never leaves the record, and what you can demand.
Written by Julie Martin · · 1 min read
Palliative care at home: what gets organised, and by whom
Staying at home to the end has to be prepared: symptoms anticipated, prescriptions written in advance, equipment in place before it is needed, numbers that answer at night. Here is the real organisation, without euphemism or drama.
Written by Rabah Slimani · · 1 min read
Caring for a relative without burning out: what can be handed over
Carers usually hold the household, the appointments, the treatments and the morale. Here is what a nursing practice can take over, what belongs to another scheme, and the warning signs that should trigger a change before things break.
Written by Julie Martin · · 2 min read
Chronic wounds at home: what the nurse does, week by week
A wound that has not healed after six weeks becomes a chronic wound. Here is what home care actually involves: assessment, protocol, monitoring, warning signs and the exact role of everyone involved.
Written by Julie Martin · · 2 min read
Insulin-treated diabetes: what a nursing visit changes
Injection, blood glucose, feet, hypoglycaemia alerts: the exact role of the home nurse for a person on insulin, and what stays in the hands of the patient and the doctor.
Written by Rabah Slimani · · 2 min read
Home infusion and IV antibiotics: what actually happens
IV line, implanted port, pump, intravenous antibiotics: what home infusion really involves, what is monitored, what should raise the alarm and who steps in when something goes wrong.
Written by Julie Martin · · 1 min read
Hospital discharge: arranging the nursing handover at home
What the practice asks for, what it guarantees and within what deadlines, so a hospital discharge becomes home care with no gap: the call, the documents, the first visit, the supplies, the written report.
Written by Rabah Slimani · · 2 min read
Home blood draws: what really decides whether a result is reliable
Between the needle and the laboratory analyser, a tube goes through a critical hour. Here is how the practice organises timing, patient identification, transport and result handling with local laboratories.
Written by Julie Martin · · 2 min read
Vaccination at home: what a nurse can do
Since vaccination competencies were widened, nurses may administer several vaccines without a prior prescription. What that means in practice when leaving home is difficult.
Written by Rabah Slimani · · 2 min read
How the practice is organised: protocols, hygiene, traceability
The round, written protocols, hygiene, supplies, waste, data and continuity: the practice's internal mechanics, described for those who want to know before entrusting a patient.
Written by Rabah Slimani · · 2 min read
The nursing care assessment: what actually happens at home
For a dependent person, home nursing is funded by needs covered rather than by individual acts. Here is how the assessment is carried out, what it changes for you, and what it does not.
Written by Julie Martin · · 2 min read
Referring a patient: how the practice works with doctors
Response times, handover format, alert criteria, holiday continuity, traceability: what a doctor gets when referring a patient to us, written down.
Written by Julie Martin · · 2 min read