In the nursing home, a freelance (zzp) nurse brings nursing expertise and overview at times when the team temporarily needs it. Connecting well with residents, the team and existing agreements makes the difference.
For residents, the nursing home is their home. That calls for care that is not only expert but also calm and predictable. Changing faces and ways of working stand out there more quickly than elsewhere. Anyone bringing a freelance nurse into the nursing home therefore wants someone who connects quickly and holds the existing line.
Residents in a nursing home often have several conditions at once, somatic or psychogeriatric. The nurse keeps an overview of the care, picks up on changes and liaises with the doctor and the family in good time. At the same time there is the daily bustle of the ward. I keep the overview, even in dynamic situations, and make sure the resident notices as little of it as possible.
I have worked as a nurse since 2013, in residential and community settings, and have experience within various VVT organisations (nursing, care and home care). In the nursing home I pay particular attention to:
I also look on with a fresh pair of eyes. If I notice something in wound care, hygiene or reporting, I discuss it with the team on its merits.
Sometimes the main need is nursing cover during understaffing. Sometimes there is a quality question at the same time, for example around working agreements, wound care or fall prevention. The two can go together well within one defined assignment. You can read more about the setting under residential elderly care. If it concerns residents with dementia, also take a look at nursing cover for dementia.
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At the start, draw up a short list of the residents who need extra attention. That helps a temporary nurse set the right priorities straight away.
Yes, psychogeriatric care is one of my areas of experience, as are somatic care and residential elderly care in general.
By introducing myself, working calmly, following the ward's fixed routines and listening carefully to colleagues who know the residents.
Yes. Alongside nursing cover I offer practical quality improvement, for example around working agreements, wound care, reporting or hygienic working.
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