Health Care Careers Diagram and Summary
Health Care Careers Diagram and Summary
HCS 531
February 25, 2013
Health Care Careers Diagram and Summary
Millions of people today want to recuperate from an illness or medical procedure in the comfort of his or her home. They desire to be independent while staying linked to their health care provider to feel confident in the quality and continuous care after discharge. With the help of a home health aide one can receive complete, cost-effective, quality care services within the comfort of one’s own home. The subjects addressed in this paper are few services and products offered from a home health aide, the workforce roles of the services, and how the workforce roles impact a health care organization. In closing, figure 1-1 will display the focal point of a home health aide.
Home Health Aide
Home health aides help provide services to chronically ill, or cognitively impaired, elderly, convalescent, or homebound disabled people, who desire to remain in his or her home, hospital or in a residential care facility. Aides provide a service but along with their services they offer emotional and psychological support, and safety. Health aides assist and offer routine, personal health care needs such as grooming, toileting, ambulation, feeding, transferring, and bathing, also known as ADL (activities of daily living). In addition to providing IADL (instrumental activities of daily living) such as light housekeeping, assisting with shopping, appointments, laundry, meal preparation, and companionship. In some states, under the supervision of a nurse or other medical practitioner, an aide may be required to administer medication or check the client’s vital signs. Aides work in a variety of settings; most work in a client’s home, small group homes, or large care communities (BLS, 2012). They also collaborate with health care team members assigned to the client’s case. However, a client may not necessary need medical assistance but may desire the need for
HCS 531
February 25, 2013
Health Care Careers Diagram and Summary
Millions of people today want to recuperate from an illness or medical procedure in the comfort of his or her home. They desire to be independent while staying linked to their health care provider to feel confident in the quality and continuous care after discharge. With the help of a home health aide one can receive complete, cost-effective, quality care services within the comfort of one’s own home. The subjects addressed in this paper are few services and products offered from a home health aide, the workforce roles of the services, and how the workforce roles impact a health care organization. In closing, figure 1-1 will display the focal point of a home health aide.
Home Health Aide
Home health aides help provide services to chronically ill, or cognitively impaired, elderly, convalescent, or homebound disabled people, who desire to remain in his or her home, hospital or in a residential care facility. Aides provide a service but along with their services they offer emotional and psychological support, and safety. Health aides assist and offer routine, personal health care needs such as grooming, toileting, ambulation, feeding, transferring, and bathing, also known as ADL (activities of daily living). In addition to providing IADL (instrumental activities of daily living) such as light housekeeping, assisting with shopping, appointments, laundry, meal preparation, and companionship. In some states, under the supervision of a nurse or other medical practitioner, an aide may be required to administer medication or check the client’s vital signs. Aides work in a variety of settings; most work in a client’s home, small group homes, or large care communities (BLS, 2012). They also collaborate with health care team members assigned to the client’s case. However, a client may not necessary need medical assistance but may desire the need for
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