Introduction to Home Nursing

Why do you think health care to the individual, to the family and to the community is important?

This was a question asked on us when we were discussing Home Nursing. I believe that this was my first time to really discuss thoroughly the highlights of Home Nursing and highlights of being a home nurse. I usually think that when someone is sick, there should always be a doctor present or a professional nurse to attend the sick. But due to this discussion, I was able to learn that there could someone who is called a 'home nurse'. Also, from this lesson, I learned about the highlights of home nursing and health care and its significant role in an individual, in the family, and in the community.Actually, there are many reasons of why health care is important, but for me these are the reasons.

To an individual, health care is really important because, a person in not proper condition may have trouble of dealing the things that he/ she is supposed to deal. Being sick or in a bad condition can interfere with a person's activities which maybe really important to a person's life. A person may not be able to think properly since physically, the person is experiencing pain. A person may not work properly and do his/ her job well since the body is not really working and does not coordinate very well.

To the family, it can mean less expenses and closer ties. As a family grows, there will be more and more expenses to be paid like the bills for water and electricity, the tuition and school supplies for the kids, and the daily needs like food and clothes. If a member in the family gets sick, the family will have to spend more money than usual and this may create financial problems. So, staying healthy can be a big help to a growing family. Another thing is, the family can have more time to have HAPPY bondings. If one sick, usually the family worries a lot and stays by the patient's side, momentarily asking of what he/she is feeling. Instead of using the time to have outings or other forms of bondings, the family is stuck in hopelessness waiting for the patient to recover. So, health care is important for the family.

To the community, having a proper health care can lead into productivity within and among the community. If one person in the community is sick, usually, the other people can be also affected by the sickness. they may catch the sickness and this will disable them to be a productive member of the community. Another thing is, having a proper health care can make each member of the community responsible after their own health and discipline  for their proper hygiene.