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Registered NursesHome healthcare Registered Nurses (RN) provide at home nursing care for patients, often as follow-up care after discharge from a hospital or a rehabilitation, long-term care, or skilled nursing facility. RNs assess, treat, and educate patients about various medical conditions, and provide advice and emotional support to patients’ family members. RNs record patients’ medical histories and symptoms, help perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, operate medical machinery, administer treatments and medications, and help with patient follow-up and rehabilitation. RNs teach patients and their families how to manage their illnesses or injuries, explaining post-treatment home care needs; diet, nutrition, and exercise programs; and self-administration of medication and physical therapy. When caring for a patient, RNs establish a care plan or contribute to an existing plan. Plans may include numerous activities, such as administering medication, including careful checking of dosages and avoiding interactions; starting, maintaining, and discontinuing intravenous (IV) lines for fluid, and medication; administering therapies and treatments; observing the patient and recording those observations; and consulting with physicians and other healthcare clinicians.
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