• Assesses blood pressure, heart rate, respiration
  • Checks oxygen saturation
  • Provides treatments such as wound care, blood sugar monitoring and medication administration
  • Assesses tolerance of new medications, assessing for adverse side effects
  • Teaches regarding medications, diet and signs and symptoms of a developing problem
  • Teaches the patient how to manage their illness, disease or compensate for an injury
  • Case manages a plan of care and coordination of additional health services or community resources that will allow the patient to remain in their own home safely.