Understanding comes from empathy
For many customers or residents, meeting with a practical nurse is the most significant moment of the day. A moment to catch up and talk. Like a good listener in general, a practical nurse has the sensitivity to recognise when a customer just needs someone to talk to and when they have something really important to say. This will help them recognise their customers' needs and understand them. That is why a practical nurse helps with coping and brings joy to the customer’s life.
Watch the video to see what practical nurse Essi says about her work in the residential and rehabilitation services for mental health rehabilitation patients and what makes her work meaningful.
Practical nurse Essi finds her work meaningful
Discover what social media influencer Nelli Orell found out about the work of a practical nurse after visiting practical nurse Essi’s workplace in Ykköskoti, which is home to substance abuse and mental health rehabilitees.
Nelli Orell's day with practical nurse Essi
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Practical nurses are on a lifelong mission
The practical nurse is literally close to the person they care for and you can give small part of ruoself to the customers in each encounter. It is rewarding and meaningful work in which we meet people genuinely and make life worth living. Mehiläinen offers Finland's most comprehensive and flexible job opportunities for practical nurses and students.
Care is the foundation of everything
A practical nurse closely monitors the health of the customers and also performs treatment measures such as wound care and rehabilitation. The work is responsible and requires precision and knowledge, but it is also very rewarding.
Discover what social media influencer Mikael Renwall found out about the work of a practical nurse after visiting practical nurse student Anna's workplace in Mainiokoti with elderly residents.
Care is caring
Practical nurses have a special responsibility for the basic needs of people and the cleanliness of the living environment. Care is present in every moment.
Find out what social media influencer Rosanna Kulju got out of working as a practical nurse after she familiarised herself with the working day of Kotipalvelu Mehiläinen's home care practical nurse Miska.
Everyday life isn't just routines
The daily work of a practical nurse includes, among other things, recording, organising and arranging reports, but also challenging situations and decisions that require prioritisation, for which you will receive the necessary training and support from your supervisor and team.
Discover what social media influencer Dokke Tas found out about the work of a practical nurse after visiting practical nurse student Cassandra's workplace in Onnikoti for the disabled and injured.