A nurse outlines the benefits of using a home health aide to a homebound patient. With what should the home health aide assist this patient? (Select all that apply.)
a. Bathing
b. Doing laundry
c. Shopping for groceries
d. Administering medications
e. Ambulating
A, E
Home health aides may assist with bathing, ambulation, skin care, and minor homemaking chores. They are not qualified to administer medications. Tasks of laundry, heavy house cleaning, and grocery shopping are inappropriate for home health aides and are more appropriately assigned to a homemaker serviceperson.
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a. Assess leg movement and sensation before ambulating. b. Administer antibiotic as ordered. c. Observe for signs of impending birth. d. Provide sacral pressure as needed. e. Assess fetal position frequently.
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a. Every 6 days b. Every day c. Every 3-4 days d. Every 12 hours
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A) Assistance with activities of daily living B) Immediate post-op care C) Mental disability services D) Nonmedical care for chronic illness E) Day care meals and services