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Now, the new norm

So, how are we going to move on in this new norm? Basically, we're going to continue on with
whatever we've been doing the MCO (seeing dying patients) but we're going to (add on) see
more patients who have uncontrolled pain and symptoms and newly referred patients.
Health risk assessment would still be carried out. If no risk, we will go in. If there is some
risk, we will re-assess the urgency. If yes, we will go in with full PPE.

For stable patients, we will continue with teleconferencing, and this is not going to change.
Safety precautions would be continued, which includes handwashing, wearing PPE.

We also intend to start doing educational videos like the teaching of basic nursing care and
doing subcutaneous injections so that family members have something to fall back on to help
them go through this difficult time.
We are trying to initiate the Electronic Medical System which would be very beneficial,
because right now we rely on manual records only. Nurses working from home would be able to
access patients’ medical records much easily with EMS.
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