Nursing

Skilled nursing service is provided by Registered Nurses (RN’S) and Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN’S).

Registered nurses are responsible for admission, recertification, post hospital evaluation, transfer and discharge assessments. RN’s design patients plan of treatment in collaboration with other healthcare professionals. RN’s are responsible for supervising LVN’s, Home Health Aides (HHA’S) and other ancillary clinical staff.

Skilled Nursing involves direct patient that include but are not limited to the following areas:

• Ongoing patient monitoring
• Patient / Family education
• Wound care
• Catheter insertion / management
• I.V. Therapy
• Injections
• Medication management
• Pain management
• Colostomy / Enterostomy Care
• Diabetic management
• Enteral Feeding (Tube feeding)
• Coordination of care