Services Archive - Zanzibar Nursing

Stitches Removal

Shireen Saifuddin — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 07:34:36 +0000

Staples and sutures are used to hold a surgical site or other wound closed, to facilitate healing. One important step in patient recovery is the removal of such sutures at the specific time, typically when the wound is healed completely, so as to avoid inflammation, scarring and other complications. This is mainly required in the case of non-absorbable sutures.

Suture removal can be done at home by one of our experienced nurses. This can help to reduce anxiety in patients and is ideal for patients with reduced mobility.

Suture removal typically includes the following steps:

Interact with the patient to make him/her feel comfortable.
Assessment of wound healing
Removal of stitches using sterile instruments and removal of staples with staple removers
Explanation of post stitch removal care plan
In case of large number of sutures or infected suture/incision lines the team would also recommend dressing or admission depending on the need.

Benefits of stitches removal at patient’s home:

Continuum of care
Follow-up visits
Reduced wait time and travel stress
Useful for patients with reduced mobility
Reduces Anxiety
Reduces the risk of hospital acquired infections

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Ryles Tube Insertion and Removal

Shireen Saifuddin — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 07:33:27 +0000

When a patient can’t eat or swallow, they may need to have a nasogastric tube inserted. This process is known as nasogastric (NG) intubation. The condition of patients fed by nasogastric tube (NG tube) often makes it difficult or impossible for them to visit a health center. Our nursing in home service provides insertion, removal and replacement of the gastric probe service without patient leaving home.

During NG intubation, a nurse will insert a thin plastic tube through your nostril, down your esophagus, and into your stomach. Once this tube is in place, they can use it to give you food and medicine. For an increased sense of comfort and constant supervision, our professionals can perform these procedures at home.

Benefits of Ryles tube management at patient’s home:

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Elder Care

Shireen Saifuddin — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 07:30:14 +0000

Elder care, also referred to as senior care, is a special care service designed to meet the varied needs and requirements of senior citizens. A large number of senior citizens still live with their family and their care is jointly undertaken by family members. What we offer is a comprehensive and unique preventive and therapeutic solution for the senior population of the country. These include seniors who are coping with chronic disease or elderly parents or patients recovering from physical illness, requiring support in performing their daily activities.

A well planned home care services can help improve the client’s health and overall well-being.

A tailored scale of assessment named “Quality of Life Assessment” will be used to assess the condition of the patient and the areas where scores are found to be low will be used to create a custom exercise program for the senior citizen, planned and implemented from our nurses.

Our home health care team can handle the following tasks as per the physician’s directive, and in accordance with the pre-planned care plan, including:

Personal Hygene
Feeding
Personal Care
Monitoring & Administering medication
Vital Checks
Mobility
Assess QLA

Benefits of elder care at patient’s home:

Enhanced quality of life
Support to the caregivers
Is tailored to individual needs with customized care plans
Family participation: opportunity for family and friends to be a larger part of care
Family education: care-givers can provide health education at home easily

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Post Hospitalization Care

Simply IT — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 09:15:59 +0000

A major injury, illness or an unexpected health event can turn anyone’s life upside down. While you look forward to an early discharge and want to take your loved one back home, you realize that patient care does not end when the patient gets discharged from the hospital. After a surgery or an illness the patient require time to get fully recovered.

Post hospitalization nursing care differ widely from a few days to many months and it is important to follow an evidence-based regime to avoid unnecessary complications and to ensure speedy recovery.

Our care team is equipped to handle the following tasks, as per the doctor or surgeon’s directive:

Wound Care
Assistance with mobility
Assessing general status
Personal Care
Medication review
Diet compliance
Teaching and reinforcement

Benefits of post hospitalization care at patient’s home:

Reduces anxiety
Offers continuum of care
Provides support and care that will help patient through initial recovery process
Decreases the amount of perceived immediate residual pain
Reduces the risk of hospital acquired infections
The service is provided in the comfort of one's home

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Chronic Condition Care

Simply IT — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 09:13:37 +0000

We realize that living with or caring for an individual with a chronic condition can be overwhelming. For that reason, Zanzibar Home Nursing Care is committed to easing the stress of symptoms from chronic conditions as well as caring for someone with a chronic or degenerative disorder.

Patients with chronic disease conditions often experience a dip in quality of life due to inability to manage their condition. Skilled nursing services can support them with this, and also with reducing medical complications and hospital re-admissions.

The focus of care is to strengthen overall well-being with a customized plan of care that focuses on more than just a person’s condition. The care is centered around the individual and their schedule.

Benefits of Chronic Condition Care at patient’s home:

Patient education on lifestyle changes
Educating and counselling the family members
Is tailored to individual needs with customized care plans
Reduces the risk of hospital acquired infections
The service is provided in the comfort of ones’ home
Family participation: opportunity for family & friends to be a larger part of care
Family education: nurses can provide health education at home easily

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Diabetes Care

Simply IT — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 09:12:08 +0000

From establishing a healthy lifestyle to managing blood sugar and insulin levels, living with diabetes is challenging. Diabetes is a widespread condition affecting all age groups. While there is currently no cure for diabetes, the condition can be effectively managed with medication, controlled diet and regular exercise. If left untreated, however, it can be a debilitating disease.

Zanzibar Home Nursing Care aims to manage the patient’s condition effectively to prevent further complications and help them improve their quality of life.

Diabetes patients who would benefit from home care are those with frequent hospital admissions, diabetic wounds or foot ulcers, multiple new medications, or underlying disease processes that may contribute to poor diabetic control.

Benefits of Diabetes Care at patient’s home:

Know-how to monitor the disease and what to do when levels aren’t in the desired range
Lifestyle and nutrition education
Appropriate exercise regimen education
Liaise with the primary physician and provide necessary medical care as and when required
The service is provided in the comfort of ones’ home

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Oncology Care

Simply IT — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 09:10:23 +0000

Anyone who has had a diagnosis of cancer will need the care and support of a dedicated nurse, depending on the stage the cancer has reached and the treatment they are undergoing.

Zanzibar Home Nursing Care service provide temporary and ongoing care so that your loved one remains safe and comfortable at home.

From assisting with daily activities to ensuring support during nausea, anemia, pain, infection, and other complications, cancer caregivers and home care mitigates stress and makes clients as comfortable as possible.

In addition to continuous monitoring of vitals, maintaining the highest standards of hygienic care and administration of medication, our team can also handle the following tasks, as per the treating doctor’s directive and the care plan previously decided upon:

Benefits of Oncology Care at patient’s home:

Is tailored to individual needs with customized care plans
Reduces the risk of hospital acquired infections
The service is provided in the comfort of ones’ home
Family participation: opportunity for family and friends to be a larger part of care
Family education: nurses can provide health education at home easily
Continuum of care after hospitalization

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Wound Care

Simply IT — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 09:05:49 +0000

Wound care and healing requires expertise, skill, and 360-degree knowledge, because every wound is different.

Wounds can be acute, caused by an accident or surgery, or chronic, caused by diabetic ulcers, pressure ulcers or varicose ulcers. Both types of wounds require special care and different approaches to healing, or it could get delayed due to infections, nutritional deficiency and many other reasons.

Our home based wound care service covers everything from clinical team visit to the patient’s house, assessing the nature of wound, preparing a specialized treatment plan and providing the required care as per the plan.

The wound is monitored closely to ensure that it is healing. Patient education on how to heal faster, look for signs of infection, prevent pressure ulcers, what food to eat to help the body heal, is also provided, to ensure the quickest recovery.

The team also coordinates with the primary physician to update patient’s progress and take their medical opinion as & when required.

A wound care visit typically covers the following:

Assessing the wound for adequate healing
Examining the edges of wound and surrounding skin
Checking for signs of infection
Assessing the pain level
Cleaning the wound
Changing the dressing
Assess the overall condition of the patient

Benefits of Wound Dressing Care at patient’s home:

No long waiting hours at the hospital or clinic for simple procedures
Is tailored to individual needs with customized care plans
Reduces the risk of hospital acquired infections
The service is provided in the comfort of ones’ home
Family participation: opportunity for family and friends to be a larger part of care
Family education: care-givers can provide health education at home easily
Quick healing: awareness of the family as also a comfortable and safe home environment helps in faster healing
Continuum of care after hospitalization

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Vital Signs Monitoring

Simply IT — Fri, 17 May 2019 11:09:21 +0000

Body temperature, pulse rate, rate of respiration and blood pressure are collectively known as vital signs since they provide critical information that is ‘vital’ for life-sustaining functions. Measurement of vital signs is useful in assessing the general health of a person. Vitals signs are also useful to the doctor in assessing the extent of illness and the patient’s physiological reaction to challenges posed by the disease. Vital signs can be measured in a medical setting, at home, at the site of a medical emergency or elsewhere.

You may need to monitor vitals when you are under medical treatment, to maintain track of the progress of the treatment and its impact on your health. Routine vital signs check-up at home can help you with keeping a record of it. The vital parameters serve as a baseline when you are healthy and help you analyse your health when you are not keeping well.

BODY TEMPERATURE

The normal body temperature of a person varies depending on gender, recent activity, food and fluid consumption, time of day, and, in women, the stage of the menstrual cycle. Normal body temperature can range from 97.8 degrees F (or Fahrenheit, equivalent to 36.5 degrees C, or Celsius) to 99 degrees F (37.2 degrees C) for a healthy adult. When the temperature of a body goes beyond the normal temperature it indicates a fever. On the contrary, a temperature below 95 degrees F is considered hypothermia.

PULSE RATE

The pulse rate is a measurement of the heart rate, or the number of times the heart beats per minute. As the heart pushes blood through the arteries, the arteries expand and contract with the flow of the blood. Taking a pulse not only measures the heart rate, but also can indicate the following:

Heart rhythm
Strength of the pulse

The normal pulse for healthy adults ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute. The pulse rate may fluctuate and increase with exercise, illness, injury and emotions.

RESPIRATION RATE

The respiration rate is the number of breaths a person takes per minute. The rate is usually measured when a person is at rest and simply involves counting the number of breaths for one minute by counting how many times the chest rises. Respiration rates may increase with fever, illness and other medical conditions. When checking respiration, it is important to also note whether a person has any difficulty breathing. Normal respiration rates for an adult person at rest range from 12 to 16 breaths per minute.

BLOOD PRESSURE

Blood pressure is the force of the blood pushing against the artery walls during contraction and relaxation of the heart. Each time the heart beats, it pumps blood into the arteries, resulting in the highest blood pressure as the heart contracts. When the heart relaxes, the blood pressure falls.

Two numbers are recorded when measuring blood pressure. The higher number, or systolic pressure, refers to the pressure inside the artery when the heart contracts and pumps blood through the body. The lower number, or diastolic pressure, refers to the pressure inside the artery when the heart is at rest and is filling with blood. Both the systolic and diastolic pressures are recorded as “mm Hg” (millimeters of mercury).

Benefits of vitals signs monitoring at patient’s home:

It helps the patient to keep a recorded sheet
Help you to deal with bedridden patients for whom hospitalization is a tough job
No need of multiple hospital visits
Service duration as per treatment
Recover at the comfort of your home

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Infusion Therapy

Simply IT — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 08:24:56 +0000

IntraVenous (IV) therapy, also known as infusion therapy, involves the administration of medication and IV fluids as per the recommendation of the primary physician.

Even with no other medical requirement, patients often end up staying at a clinic just to obtain IV fluids, as the flow of the fluids needs to be monitored closely. With home IV therapy, a registered nurse visits the patient’s home to set up the IV to administer fluids like saline, dextrose or antibiotics. The team coordinates all necessary arrangements for medication, supplies, and equipment needed for successful administration at home.

The timing and frequency of the nurse visit depends on the needs of the individual as prescribed by their doctors. Home IV services also include peripheral catheter insertion, venipuncture and care of central catheter lines.

The catheter allows your healthcare provider to give you multiple doses of medication safely, without the need to poke you with a needle each time.

Depending on the recovery, patients can get back to their usual routine and, in some cases, even return to work while still on therapy.

Benefits of infusion therapy at patient’s home:

Reduces the risk of hospital acquired infections
Full discretion
Staff’s full attention to yourself
Save time
Maximum comfort in your own home
Continuum of care after hospitalization

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Urinary Catheterization Care

Simply IT — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 08:23:32 +0000

Catheters are a medical device and are prescribed by doctors to treat diseases or perform a surgical procedure.

In urinary catheterization, the catheter is placed inside the bladder through the urethra to allow the urine to pass out of the body. This process can become necessary after a surgery or during hospitalization.

Most catheters are necessary until one regains the ability to urinate on one’s own. Generally, they are used for a short period of time. Elderly persons and those with a permanent injury or severe illness may need to use urinary catheters for a longer time or even permanently.

Nursing services for urinary catheterization are now available at home for better health and comfort of the patients. Our nurses are well trained to prevent the risk of tripping, pressure injuries, or any other discomforts to the patients during the procedure. They are skilled in handling the catheterization procedure, from the insertion of a catheter to monitoring and removal.

Our nurses guide the patients to follow a strict regimen for the prescribed diet and fluid intake, as this can affect drainage from the urinary catheter. They also educate the patient and the patient’s family about the care of the catheter.

Benefits of urine catheterization at patient’s home:

Nurse dedicated to only one patient at a time
Save time
Education of patient and the family about the care
Reduces the risk of hospital acquired infections
Eliminates your travel hassles and expensive hospital stays
Continuum of care after hospitalization

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Injection

Simply IT — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 08:22:15 +0000

Injections are part of common healthcare procedure. Injections are normally used to inject drugs, vaccines, contraceptives or other therapeutic agents into the body. Injections should be carried out safely so that they don’t cause any harm to the patient as well as to the nurse. That is why we make sure our nurses follow standard protocols, safety procedures and properly discard the vials and syringes.

Our mobile nursing service performs subcutaneous, intradermal, intramuscular and intravenous injections at the patient’s home. Using the services minimizes the stress associated with a visit to the clinic or emergency room.

Benefits of injection at patient’s home:

No long waiting hours at the hospital or clinic for simple procedures
No hustle bustle of the hospital environment
Tailored to individual needs, customized care plans
Reduces the risk of hospital acquired infections
Offers choice and control over one’s care

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Blood Sampling

Shireen Saifuddin — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 07:37:23 +0000

We offer the option of blood sampling at the point of call, at your home, hotel or office. Our nurse will come to the address you specify and use a needle and syringe or a vacuum system to draw blood samples for tests. In addition, we can deliver blood samples to the analytical laboratory and inform you about the results. The venipuncture procedure is performed according to highest standards based on disposable equipment.

We recommend home blood sampling especially to the elderly, overworked, children and those who have problems with independent movement.

Benefits of blood drawing at patient’s home:

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