Our Private Duty Nursing Services
Our objective is to promote your health, healing and comfort. Our services include both skilled nursing care and interventions rendered by a registered nurse (RN) as well as companion and personal care rendered by a certified nursing assistant (CNA). Private duty care can also provide some relief for your family, knowing you are being constantly monitored.
You may choose to engage the services of an experienced registered nurse (RN), or you may choose a certified nursing assistant (CNA) to stay with you while you are in the hospital. It may be helpful for you to know the difference in the skill set of a RN (registered nurse) and CNA (certified nursing assistant) as you make the selection for a private care provider.
A registered nurse (RN) is a nurse who has graduated from an accredited nursing program, has passed the national examination for licensure, and has been registered and licensed to practice in Maryland. There are clinical situations in which the skill level of a RN may be necessary, for instance, complex patient situations in which the greater knowledge and experience of a RN may be warranted. Having a RN at your bedside assures you that even a subtle change in your condition will be noticed and reported. Changes in your vital signs, color, consciousness, breathing, etc will get the immediate response warranted by the change in condition. Some of the duties and responsibility of a RN may include:
- Provide all skilled nursing services including monitoring of vital signs and documentation of services
- Provide nursing care for patients with complex equipment, such as ventilators, feeding tubes and intravenous therapies
- Alleviating suffering through pain management
- Administering medications (both injections and others)
- Monitoring blood sugar and administering insulin as indicated
- Providing wound care and surgical dressing changes
- Monitoring changes in medical status and notifying the physician as indicated
- Protecting and promoting health and wellness
- Preventing injury
- Advocating for patients
A certified nursing assistant (CNA) is a health care provider who had completed an educational program usually lasting from 6 months to one year, has passed the state examination for certification, and has been certified to practice in Maryland. Although the nursing assistant cannot give medications, he/she can go to the nurse assigned to your care and request the medication for you. The nursing assistant can continue to advocate for you until the medication is received. Some of the duties and responsibility of a nursing assistant may include:
- Recording vital signs
- Assisting with bathing, positioning and massage
- Assisting with activities of daily living such as eating, toileting, bathing, and positioning
- Assisting with ambulation
You or your loved one may be recovering from surgery, facing a serious illness, or merely seeking a safe environment with comfort, independence and dignity within or beyond the hospital. We can offer continuity of care once you are discharged to home, should you request the continuation of our services. Please refer to the home care information on our web site.
Please do not hesitate to call us at 410-321-4267 to discuss the advantages and costs for private care if you are in the hospital or preparing for a hospitalization. We are the #1 health care staffing agency in the area and we will be happy to assist you. We are the expert team to guide you through your hospitalization and recovery. We are available to answer your questions and we welcome your call.