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RN & LPN – Blood Clotting and Bleeding Disorders

At any moment, you or someone around you could experience an injury or illness. Using basic first aid, you may be able to stop a minor mishap from getting worse. In the case of a serious medical emergency, you may even save a life. When you provide basic medical care to someone experiencing a sudden …

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CNA/PCA – Infection Control Techniques

Caregivers must be constantly alert to the need for cleanliness. It is vitally important to prevent infections, both for you and the person you care for. People usually refer to infectious agents as “germs”. These include bacteria, viruses, and fungus. Examples of communicable diseases, which can be spread from one person to another, are colds, …

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CNA/PCA – Lifting and transfer techniques

CNA/PCA – Ethics and interpersonal relationships

CNA/PCA – Documentation and record-keeping

CNA/PCA – Overview of End of Life Care

CNA/PCA – Observation, Reporting, and Documentation: Part 3

CNA/PCA – Observation, Reporting, and Documentation: Part 2

CNA/PCA – Observation, Reporting, and Documentation: Part 1

CNA/PCA – Modifying Diets to Assist with Difficulty Chewing

Why to modify diet:

CNA/PCA – Maintaining a clean and healthy environment

CNA/PCA – Light housekeeping techniques

CNA/PCA – Emergency procedures

Floods, earthquakes, tornados, snowstorms, etc. wherever you live, there likely exists the potential for a variety of natural disasters that can create an emergency situation. When you’re caring for a loved one, it’s times like these that you’ll be thankful for having prepared for such a situation.

CNA/PCA – Client’s right, HIPAA, elder abuse and neglect

CNA/PCA – Assisting with Activities & Recreational Therapy at Home

Recreational therapy is very effective in helping your client to reduce depression, stress and anxiety; recover basic motor functioning and reasoning abilities; build confidence, and socialize effectively.

RN & LPN – Providing Care for the Diabetic Patient

Before going to define diabetes mellitus, let me explain the basic physiology related to this disease. When you eat a carbohydrate, your body turns it into a sugar called glucose and sends that to your bloodstream. Your pancreas releases insulin, a hormone that helps move glucose from your blood into your cells, which use it …

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RN & LPN – Safety in dementia

Undoubtedly, safety is essential for effectively managing patients with all mental diseases, but it is necessary for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Taking all essential measures to improve safety without affecting the patient’s independence can reduce the risks of injury and help the patient feel more relaxed, safe, and secure. As we have already discussed in …

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