The Nurse Break

APRIL 11, 2022

AIN/PCA – Assistant in Nursing / Personal Care Assistant. Often working in Aged Care, the role of a PCA primarily revolves around attending to personal hygiene needs and activities of daily living of clients and residents. Event Medic – First Aid. Checking out St John Ambulance is a good start.

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Nursing Events Feeding Bathing 52

Shining Light Hospice

DECEMBER 30, 2021

It is better described as a set of symptoms that include cognitive impairments in memory recall, thinking, communication, and socialization. Unfortunately, it will also interfere with the ability to perform activities of daily living such as eating, toileting, and bathing. When Is It Time for Hospice Care? What Causes Dementia?

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Hospice Social worker Chaplain Bathing 40

GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

I’m a geriatrically trained social worker and it was my grandmother. Here’s a Meals on Wheels handout and here’s a fall prevention handout, and we don’t have a social worker. But, for a majority, it’s a first time event. Greg: Yeah, great question. I got into this 31 years ago.

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Geriatrics Medicare Caregiver Palliative care 165