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Can a home care aide do wound care?
A home care aide is a fancy word for "personal assistant" for individuals who are unable to perform routine tasks that we so often take for granted, such as meal preparation, bathing, and oral hygiene. Home care aides usually assist people with limitations like limited mobility, restricted use of arms, or mental disability. Wound care is not part of a home care aide's job description. To provide specialized care like wound treatment, a caregiver must be a certified wound care nurse or licensed nurse.
Are licensed home care agencies responsible when treating a patent for a wound and the patient has a colostomy which is not part of the POC is home care responsible for colostomy supplies?
no
What does international trauma mean in wound infection?
When a solider comes home from serving overseas and has a wound that is infected it is important to document how the wound was made. International trauma is asked in case of foreign material being used in the care of the wound.
How do you care for minor injuries at home?
For minor injuries like cuts and bruises you can clean the wound with some rubbing alcohol and apply neosprin or bacitracin ointment and cover the wound with bandaids.
Bathing a wound?
If a wound is not very deep it can be taken care of at home. Make sure to rinse the wound of any debris, then apply peroxide. When it is finished bubbling, dry and apply OTC antibiotic cream, followed by a bandage. If the wound is deep, it is best to go to the hospital in case stitches are needed.
Would a home health aids change a sterile dressing on a diabetes person?
Depends on what your state laws say about delegation. It can be done, but your RN has to train and supervise the unlicensed person. Remeber, it is the RN who is accountable for the outcomes of an unlicensed person providing wound care.
Do you have to be licensed by your state to provide home care?
By definition, home care is done by licensed personnel. One must check with their local department of health for the state requirements to become licensed.
What is home health care?
Cancer home care is a type of healthcare service that provides medical and non-medical care to cancer patients in their own homes. This type of care is usually provided by healthcare professionals such as registered nurses, certified nursing assistants, and home health aides who are trained to deliver specialized cancer care in the home setting. Cancer home care can include a wide range of services such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy, wound care, pain management, medication management, nutritional support, emotional support, and help with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, and grooming.
How do you do a home robbery?
Get in to the home by taking out the windows....take all the valuable things from the home....and get out.....take care .it should be done when no body is at home.....ok beat of luck
What to do with an elderly parent you can not take care of anymore?
Make them realize what you have done for them and now its their turn .
What is the ''million dollar wound''?
It is a military slang referring to a wound received in war. A person with this wound is sent home from fighting. It appeared in the movie Forrest Gump.
What is the difference between home health care and hospice?
Hospice is where people go when they are about to die. Home health care is when a nurse or someone comes to your house to help you get around and do everyday stuff. That is, depending on what type of home health care. Your Welcome!
