By Marilyn A. McGreer BSc LPN, Pamela J Carter RN BSN MEd CNOR
This publication is a Canadian version of Lippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistants, holding the book's direct, conversational writing kind and emphasis on professionalism and humanism. This model prepares scholars to paintings as own help staff (who might be distinct through different titles, based upon the province) in long term, acute, and residential well-being settings. the unique textual content has been tailored to hide the Canadian healthcare method, speak about issues for taking good care of local Canadian populations, and current SI devices of dimension. even if each one province has a touch assorted scope of perform, care has been taken to handle the main basic, overriding problems with hindrance to all provinces.
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In addition, we will provide Photo: The health care industry relies on all types of professionals to provide quality care to patients and residents. qxd 8/4/10 11:43 AM Page 26 Aptara Inc 26 UNIT 1 Introduction to Health Care an overview of the process of applying and interviewing for a job. It may seem odd to be talking about how to get a job at the beginning of the book, but knowing what is expected of a good employee helps you to make a great impression while you are still a student. When you are finished with this chapter, you will be able to: 1.
Because you will have many opportunities to interact with your patients or residents, you will be in a unique position to observe changes in a patient’s or resident’s physical or mental status, and to report these observations to the nurse. You may be responsible for documenting your observations. Finally, you may be responsible for helping your patients or residents and their family members to understand and follow medical instructions. A typical job description for a personal support worker is shown in Figure 2-3.
Licensed health care workers b. Non-regulated health care workers c. Members of the regulatory nursing body d. Members of a professional organization 2. As a personal support worker, it is your responsibility to: a. Plan the patient’s or resident’s care b. Perform the tasks your supervisor assigns to you c. Do the best you can without asking for help d. Compare assignments with your coworkers 3. If you do not know how to do an assigned task, you should: a. Call another personal support worker for help b.