Notepad for the Community Nursing Scenario

Write your notes and answers for each scene in the corresponding textboxes below. You will be able to save and print your notes at the end of this resource.

Scene 1: Outside on Driveway.
As the nurse drives up to the house, consider the things she needs to be aware of before entering the patient’s house

Scene 2: The Community Nurse Arrives.
Consider how the nurse prepares for the visit prior to entering the house. What does the nurse need to be aware of in order to select the appropriate nursing equipment and where might she have accessed this information? Use the hotpots indicated by the i icon to examine the equipment and how it is stored in the boot.

Scene 3: Introduction and purpose of visit.
Make notes of how the nurse introduces herself at the start of the visit; what important issues does she establish on first entering the patient’s home and reflect on how this facilitates developing a rapport with the patient?

Hall Hazard risks: Activity.
Use the hotpots indicted by the i icon to examine the hazard risks you observe in the patient’s home

Scene 4: Preparing dressing change.
The nurse is preparing for conducting the dressing change; prior to undertaking the dressing, she asks the patient several key questions that enables the nurse to build a holistic assessment of the patient’s care requirements. Make notes on the questions the nurse asks and the issues the patient raises.

Scene 5: Handwashing.
What does the nurse use to wash her hands?

Scene 6: Conducting the dressing change.
What are the key differences between conducting a non-touch technique in this community scenario than a clinical setting? Click on the i icon for points for consideration.

Scene 6a: Conducting the dressing change.
What advice does the nurse give the patient about the dressing?

Scene 6b: Conducting the dressing change.
What other issues does the nurse notice in relation to the patients’ physical conditions?

Scene 7: Summing up.
Before concluding the visit, the nurse mentions referring the patient to several services; make a note of these services and the rationale for the referral.