Short Practical Guide for Support Worker in Home Setting

By Valeri Artamonov

A Practical Guide for Support Worker in Home Setting describes some delegated procedures which currently are performed often by unregulated care providers (PSW and HCA) in community and home setting. These procedures are included: intermittent catheterization of urinary bladder, monitoring blood glucose level, administering insulin, promotion oxygenation, etc. These procedures are performed also by regulated healthcare professionals (RN, RPN). Some delegated procedures performed by PSW and HCA separately or together with regular home support work (showering, dressing, walking assistance, etc.) can significantly reduce the total time and cost of nursing and support service in home setting.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Mar 10, 2015
• ISBN: 9781503528840

Valeri Artamonov

The author was born in Moscow, Russia. He has lived and worked in Canada since 1995. In 2000-2001 he worked as Registered Practitioner (Reiki treatment, Therapeutic Touch, Shiatsu Therapy) in Peterborough and Toronto, Ontario. Since 2002 after completion of Medix School (now Medix College) with PSW Certificate he has worked as PSW for Saint Elizabeth Health Care. He has intensive experience in community and home care, including elderly/disable people with Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s diseases and similar cognitive impairment, and palliative clients. Publisher’s e-mail address: [e-mail]

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Copyright © 2015 by Valeri Artamonov. 663694

ISBN:   Softcover   978-1-5035-2883-3

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Rev. date: 02/28/2015

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Training and Delegation

Joint Services Provided by Support Worker with Extended Duties

Chapter 1   Lifting a Client with the Help of Electrical Lifts

Chapter 2   Urinary Elimination: Intermittent Catheterization of Urinary Bladder, Male Client

Chapter 3   Diabetes Care

3.1 Monitoring Blood Glucose Level

3.2 Administering Insulin

Chapter 4   Oxygen Needs

4.1 Promotion Oxygenation via Nasal Cannula/Face Mask, Using Portable Tank/Electrical Concentrator

4.2 Oral Yankauer Suctioning

Chapter 5   Wound Care: Change Dressing on Opened Wound, Using Clean Technique

Chapter 6   Palliative Care

Glossary

References

Dedication

I dedicate this Guide to all Personal Support Staff of Saint Elizabeth Health Care (SEHC) whose hard work, positive attitude, helpful, and dedicated treatment of the clients I greatly appreciate.

I owe most of my skills, experience and achievement to SEHC where I have worked since 2002. SEHC was established in 1908, and Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) was established in 1898. At present time both of these agencies are leaders in the health care industry of Canada and SEHC has over 7000 employees