Nurses On Call

    Whenever You Need Us

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     Our nurses perform homemaking, personal care, social, and business services for people who are elderly, disabled, or recovering from illness. Some common task are as follows:
    • Administer prescribed oral medications under written direction of physician or as directed by home care nurse and aide.
    • Change dressings.
    • Check patients' pulse, temperature and respiration.
    • Direct patients in simple prescribed exercises and in the use of braces or artificial limbs.
    • Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, and problems in order to report and discuss observations with a supervisor or case manager.
    • Massage patients and apply preparations and treatments, such as liniment, alcohol rubs, and heat-lamp stimulation.
    • Provide patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs or automobiles, and with dressing and grooming.
    • Accompany clients to doctors' offices and on other trips outside the home, providing transportation, assistance and companionship.
    • Care for children who are disabled or who have sick or disabled parents.
    • Change bed linens, wash and iron patients' laundry, and clean patients' quarters.
    • Entertain, converse with, or read aloud to patients to keep them mentally healthy and alert.
    • Perform a variety of duties as requested by client, such as obtaining household supplies and running errands.
    • Plan, purchase, prepare, and serve meals to patients, according to prescribed diets.
    • Provide patients and families with emotional support and instruction in areas such as infant care, preparing healthy meals, independent living, and adaptation to disability or illness.


    Whether you need a companion or a helping hand, we are just a phone call away. We have experienced nurses and aides, currently serving the Richmond and tri-cities area, waiting for your call. Fill out this form for a brief assesment and one of our skilled nurses will give you a call back within 24 hours. Email us at     [email protected] for any additional questions and concerns.
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