In: Nursing
A. In the community, the Personal Support Worker student is caring for Mr. McPhee who is a heavy gentleman with weakness in both legs. He requires assistance to stand and ambulate with a walker. What measures must the Personal Support Worker student take to ensure the safety of Mr. McPhee?
B. Mrs. Graham has been using a cane to assist with walking. She complains to you that she is feeling more unsteady when walking and is afraid of falling. What mobility aid would offer her more support? Why
C. What would you do as a Personal Support Worker with this new information that you have gathered?
D. If an employer asks a PSW to take blood pressure, would the PSW do it without extra training? Explain why or why not?
support patient when standup as well as when walking
support patient when sitting down or laying down
personal support worker maintained thier personal hygiene of lower extremities
Advise to mc phee for high protein diet and low fat low carbs diet.
Support patient in daily life activities
encourge them for mobility as much as possible
supervise patient to avoid any accident
advise to not go alone on smooth surfaces even with cane .
Answer (B):- mrs. Grham using one cane may be imbalance and unsteady when walking
use of forearm crutch / elbow crutch
Advantage
:-
Increase mobility and balance ,
use for patient who unable to use cane
Types of forearm crutch / elbow crutches :-
1 Lofstrand
2 Canadian
Adjustment guidelines:-
The handle should be lined with greater trochanter
to be adjust 20 cm from the body on elbow flex ion of 20-30 cm
Answer C :- As a personal support worker when you do work in field
or care of patient many more new information gathered like how to
handle patient bedside care improvements
care of patient where to grip patient
safety of patient
Gain knowledge of personal hygiene
Also know the patient needs according to diease or situation .
personal support worker use of thier gathered information in future patient care
also a scope to take diploma or degree in healthcare program.
Good skills develop
Able to care of patients with ease.
Answer:- D PSW who have experience may be take BP without any extra training beacuse to take BP pulse temperature no need for extra training. And also it is the routine work for psw have to do daily
But extra training makes psw more confident about accuracy of reading in BP knowledge of systolic and dystolic also abnormal readings how to measure BP how hear sounds cuff binding
about false reading how much tight cuff or also not too loose these knowledge came from extra training
According to me there is need of extra training to psw for good and accurate measurements.