Home care nursing began in Japan in the 1970s and has since expanded to provide services to support daily living, monitor health, provide rehabilitation, counseling, and medical treatment for patients after discharge from the hospital. Key services include caring for terminal patients, managing medical equipment, preventing bedsores, and caring for those with dementia or who are bedridden. The document outlines useful techniques home care nurses employ, such as assisting with eating, moving patients alone or between wheelchairs and beds, and positioning patients.
Home care nursing began in Japan in the 1970s and has since expanded to provide services to support daily living, monitor health, provide rehabilitation, counseling, and medical treatment for patients after discharge from the hospital. Key services include caring for terminal patients, managing medical equipment, preventing bedsores, and caring for those with dementia or who are bedridden. The document outlines useful techniques home care nurses employ, such as assisting with eating, moving patients alone or between wheelchairs and beds, and positioning patients.
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Home care nursing began in Japan in the 1970s and has since expanded to provide services to support daily living, monitor health, provide rehabilitation, counseling, and medical treatment for patients after discharge from the hospital. Key services include caring for terminal patients, managing medical equipment, preventing bedsores, and caring for those with dementia or who are bedridden. The document outlines useful techniques home care nurses employ, such as assisting with eating, moving patients alone or between wheelchairs and beds, and positioning patients.
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1970s Start of home care nursing as continuous nursing after discharge from hospital 1982 Adoption of the Low of Health for the Aged people 1991 Revision of the Low, Official start of home care nursing for the aged people 1994 Start of home care nursing for all people 2000 Revision of the Low, Provision of home care nursing station
Provided nursing services
Support for daily life Observasion of health condition Terminal care Rehabilitation Coaching and counseling Medical treatment Management of medical equipments like respirator, oxigen, dialysis Prevention and treatment of bedsore Caring a patient with dementia Prevention of bed-ridden
Useful techniques Assisting eating Moving a patient by one caregiver