Domiciliary nursing
Domiciliary nurses provide nursing care to community members in their homes or a place convenient to the client, for example in schools, the work place or an ambulatory clinic. Domiciliary nurses provide care across the age spectrum, from birth through to aged care.
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What do Domiciliary Nurses do?
Nurses who work in the domiciliary setting have a vast array of nursing skills, providing the ultimate in holistic care. They work closely with the client, their families, friends and health care team to ensure an effective package of care is delivered. Health education is a critical element of domiciliary care as nurses need to ensure clients have accurate, easy to understand information to assist in making informed decisions about their health. Domiciliary nurses need generalist nursing skills to provide care for not only a wide variety of clients, but also for different health condition.
There are also speciality areas within the domiciliary setting, including:
- Diabetes care
- HIV/AIDS care
- Continence Management
- Palliative care
- Stomal therapy
- Lymphoedema management
- Mental health care
- Alcohol and Drug services
- Sexual health care
- Health Promotion
- Midwifery
- Health education
- Health assessments
- Immunisation
The goal of nursing care in the domiciliary setting is to provide quality nursing care to clients in their preferred environment, thus reducing premature admission to an institutional environment, such as an aged care facility or hospital.
How do I become a Domiciliary nurse?
Registered and Enrolled Nurses can contact the domiciliary care organisation directly to enquire about available positions.
Also, Blue Care and Ozcare both offer 12-month graduate nurse programs. The programs are designed to assist recently qualified Registered Nurses to acquire skills and knowledge needed for community nursing. For more information about these programs see contact details below.
What opportunities are there for Domiciliary nurses?
The scope of practice within the Domiciliary environment is vast. As the need and recognition of the care provided in the community setting extends, the opportunities also extend. Domiciliary services work in close partnerships with all levels of government and the private sector.
Nurses experienced in the domiciliary environment can move into available project positions, research, quality assurance, education, and a variety of management roles.
Where can I get more information?
Visit the BlueCare website: www.bluecare.org.au
Visit the OzCare website: www.ozcare.org.au
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