Loss of caregivers due to illness, quarantine, or fatigue is high. The group most often at risk in this regard is home nurses. However, home nurses understand better than anyone else that their patients at home depend on them to stay upright, and they do everything for it. And the patient can help with that, too!
Mederi, a home nursing service recognized for independent practices, decided to draw attention to the patient’s role in a special way. The patient can help ensure that their home nurse does not get sick by paying adequate attention to protecting themselves and the nurse.
Patient helps nurse to stay upright
Mederi gives patients the chance to make sure they don’t get infected and that way they don’t infect the home nurse or caregiver. By applying some rules, the patient participates in the protection of his home nurse. Reciprocity in caring for each other gives added value to efforts.
“The rules are simple,” said Willy Vertonghen, CEO of Mederi. “Let’s take care of each other by protecting each other. This way the nurse can ensure continued care for the patient.
How do?
The rules are exactly the same as for the general population, but they are often forgotten in practice indoors.
- Inform the home or service nurse immediately if you or anyone in your family has symptoms of COVID-19 (cough, fever, loss of smell or taste, flu-like feeling, …)
- Always wear a mouth mask when the nurse visits the house. Wear it as it should on the mouth and nose!
- Adequately ventilate the room!
- Keep a distance (1.5 metres) when you can.
- Follow cough and sneeze etiquette (use a tissue that is thrown right away or if this is not possible, cough or sneeze into the elbow).
- Wash your hands regularly.
Mederi, a home nursing service recognized for independent practices, decided to draw attention to the patient’s role in a special way. The patient can help ensure that the home nurse does not get sick by taking adequate care to protect themselves and the nurse. Mederi serves patients to make sure they don’t get infected, that way the home nurse or caregiver doesn’t get infected. By applying some rules, the patient participates in the protection of his home nurse. Reciprocity in caring for each other gives added value to efforts. “The rules are simple,” says Mederi CEO Willy Vertongen. “Let’s take care of each other by protecting each other. In this way, the nurse can ensure continuity of care for the patient.” The rules are exactly the same for the general population, but they are often forgotten in practice indoors.
