Private duty Nursing

Shift Nursing Care

Providing private duty nursing using a Registered Nurse (RN) or a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN).

Private duty is a different model of home health as the skilled nursing is more individualized and continuous than intermittent home health care services.

What is the goal of private duty nursing?

• The provision of medically necessary, complex skilled nursing care in the home
• To assess, monitor and provide skilled nursing care in the home on an hourly, not intermittent, basis
• To assist in the transition of care from a more acute setting to home
• To prevent medical complications resulting in hospitalizations and facility placement

Who is an appropriate candidate for private duty nursing?

1. An individual with unstable medical conditions who requires frequent nursing assessments and changes in the care plan
2. An individual who requires constant monitoring and frequent adjustment of treatment regimens.

Private Duty Nursing - Service Capabilities & Appropriate Patients

1. Administration and set-up of medications (including PO meds)
2.  Enteral Feedings
3. Colostomy Care
4. Catheterization
5. Diabetic Testing & Insulin Administration
6. Tracheotomy Care
7. Postoperative Surgical Care
8.  Ventilator Care
9. Tube Feedings
10. Intravenous Therapy K. Seizure Disorder Care
11. Aspiration Supervision
12. Traumatic Brain Injury
13. Pulmonary Injuries
14. Neuromuscular Disease
15. Spinal Cord Injury
16. Cardiovascular Disease
17. Hospice Care
18. Catastrophic Work Injuries

To inquire about Premier Nursing Care services, to make a referral, or to learn more about the reimbursement options contact:

Millette Arredondo, Vice President of Operations
(800) 974-1234 x128 or marredondo@accreditednursing.com

Premier Nursing Care is provided in these areas:
The entire West Los Angeles & Beach Communities, the San Fernando Valley & the southeast cities of Ventura County