Review of Allison's Blog

I reviewed Allison’s blog on Nutrition Care Alerts: Warning Signs & Action Steps for Caregivers in Nursing Facilities. I agree that the nurse should report all observations of the patient’s care. It should be documented for medical rules and policies but also for patient knowledge and family awareness. A lot of nursing home patient’s relatives like to know what’s going on with the love one that they have in the home and having documentation of step-by-step observation will keep down a lot of confusion between the relative and the nursing staff. I also agree that more people should be aware of how to treat a patient. For example, if a patient’s primary nurse isn’t there to help aid the patient then another nurse or family member should be able to assistance that patient because a lot of problems will occur if the patient is without something vital due to staffing absences.