The Importance of Having a Nursing Care Plan
Why a Nursing Care Plan is Essential for Patient Care
When you’re living with complex healthcare needs and you’re worried you’ll have to go into a care home to receive treatment, talk to Helping Hands about nursing care plans at home. Needing a higher level of support doesn’t mean that you can’t remain at home and live as comfortably and independently as possible and with our visiting or live-in carers by your side, you’ll certainly be able to do that.
The Importance of a Nursing care Plan
Personalising Care to Meet Individual Needs
Planning personalised support is essential for all care at home. We’ll devise a nursing care plan that combines every aspect of your support and treatment, all managed by our clinical nurses and delivered by our exceptional carers.
Ensuring Consistency and Continuity in Care
Having a comprehensive care plan that takes all of your needs into account, as well as dedicated Helping Hands carers from your local care team is the best way to make sure you receive a superior consistency of care.
Improving Communication Among Care Providers
You may be looked after by a team of different healthcare professionals, so it’s essential that they are all working together and able to liaise effectively. Having a comprehensive nursing care plan in place can help to achieve this.
Key Components of a Nursing Care Plan
The British Journal of Nursing says that, “When planning care, the patient’s needs and wishes should be prioritised, and the individual must be involved in the decision-making process to ensure a person-centred approach.” At Helping Hands, we always keep our customers at the centre of the planning process to ensure that you get to live as well as possible in the home you love.
Patient Assessment and Health History
Assessing a patient’s needs is centre to a nursing care plan, whether the care takes place in hospital, a care home, or a person’s own home. At the centre of this is their existing health history and predicted outcomes, plus medication and other key information.
Setting Measurable Goals and Outcomes
Setting goals and outcomes is crucial for successful nursing care. This will involve utilising all available resources, such as treatment and therapies, to decide on the appropriate approach for the individual and what the treatments would realistically expect to achieve.
Developing Specific Nursing Interventions
Specific nursing interventions can take many forms that begin with assessment. Once this is completed, the process moves on to diagnosis of condition, planning of how the person will be cared for, implementation of treatment plan, and once complete, evaluation.
How a Nursing Care Plan Enhances Quality of Life
Quality of life will be enhanced by delivering a person-centred approach to every aspect of the individual’s care. Person-centred means that their physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs will be considered in every aspect of their treatment journey. By implementing an appropriate process that the person’s multidisciplinary care team can follow, their care will be delivered in a consistent manner and achieve the predicted outcomes.
How Helping Hands Can Help You With a Nursing Care Plan
Helping Hands have supported thousands of people to live as well as possible in the homes they love, even when experiencing the most complex care requirements. Our care begins with a call to our friendly customer care team or a chat with your local branch, all of which are owned and managed by us, meaning the highest standards of consistent care and support. We’ll explain your options and assess your needs thoroughly, ready to deliver exceptional care to you at home.
We have our own team of clinical nurses working at Helping Hands, who manage and oversee all of our complex care packages. This means that you’ll be in the hands of carers who are well-trained, knowledgeable and compassionate. And because all of our care is fully regulated by the Care Quality Commission and the Care Inspectorate Wales, you and your loved ones can be confident you’re in the hands of the UK’s most trusted care provider.
