Avtor/Urednik		Smolič, Marija
Naslov		Starejši bolnik in patronažna medicinska sestra
Prevedeni naslov		Aged patient and district nurse
Tip		članek
Vir		Zdrav Vars
Vol. in št.		Letnik 36, št. 9-10
Leto izdaje		1997
Obseg		str. 317-8
Jezik		slo
Abstrakt		District nurse performs nursing of proteges in a specific domain with a special regard to the management of risk groups which include also the aged. Apart from the aged person her field of action encomprises also his/her family and community in which he/she lives. The aim of district nurse activity is to strive for the aged person's maximal independence and possibility to remain in familiar envirronment untill the end of his/hers life. To fulfill this purpose, other forms of help and attendance at home, besides family, must be included, too. If domestic conditions are not suitable, the task of district nurse is to organize an adequate accommodation of the old person outside his/hers home. A close collaboration with chosen physician, others health workers at all the levels of health care and if necessary also with non-medical institutions and organisations, is also important.
Izvleček		Patronažna medicinska sestra (v nadaljevanju patronažna sestra) izvaja zdravstveno nego varovancev na določenem območju s posebnim poudarkom pri obravnavi rizičnih skupin, med katere štejemo tudi starostnike. Področje njenega delovanja je poleg starostnika tudi njegova družina in skuppnost, v kateri živi. Cilj delovanja patronažne sestre je doseči starostnikovo čim večjo samostojnost in možnost, da do konca življenja ostane v domačem okolju. V ta namen mora pogosto v skrb za starostnika poleg družine vključiti tudi druge oblike pomoči in postrežbe na domu. Če domače razmere za starostnika niso primerne, si patronažna sestra prizadeva za ustrezno namestitev starostnika zunaj njegovega doma. Zelo pomembno je tudi tesno sodelovanje z izbranim zdravnikom, ostalimi zdravstvenimi delavci na vseh ravneh zdravstvenega varstva, po potrebi pa tudi z nezdravstvenimi ustanovami in organizacijami.
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