The team of case management nurses of the Lanzarote Health Area, attached to the Ministry of Health of the Government of the Canary Islands, has organized this week a new edition of the workshop ‘Caring with you’, an initiative aimed at relatives and caregivers of patients with high clinical complexity, advanced chronic diseases or in a situation of dependency.
The activity, developed on May 19 and 20 at the Casa de la Juventud in Arrecife, next to the Titerroy Health Center, brought together about thirty participants with the purpose of offering practical training, accompaniment and emotional support to those who perform continuous care tasks both in the family environment.
The training program addressed aspects related to the comprehensive care of both dependent people and those who care for them, also incorporating self-care strategies to prevent physical and emotional overload.
Among the contents taught, the session by physiotherapist Carolina de León stood out, focused on safe mobilization and transfer techniques to facilitate the daily management of patients and prevent injuries in caregivers.
For her part, geriatrician Antonia Solano gave a presentation on accompaniment during the last days of life, in which she addressed tools for facing the grieving process and the importance of adapting accompaniment to the needs of each family and patient, always from close and personalized healthcare.
The second day included a session given by nurse María Naverán on advance directives (MAV), as well as a workshop by nurse Carlos Morales dedicated to stress management through breathing and emotional control techniques.
The case managers recalled the importance of caregivers not neglecting their own well-being and personal needs, so, at certain times, they can request support from the family environment or resort to available social and home help resources to prevent overload situations.
Continuity of care
The role of case management nurses is fundamental in the care of this population and the health needs arising from aging and dependency. Likewise, these professionals are key to ensuring the continuity of care.
Once the patient is discharged from the hospital or referred to liaison nursing by other professionals, it is the case management nurses who assume home follow-up of both the patient and their caregivers, working in coordination with the rest of the health and social professionals in each basic health area to address the complexity of each situation.
During the past year, the nine case management nurses in the Basic Health Zones of Lanzarote attended to 9,236 consultations, and so far this year they have carried out a total of 5,044.
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