PERSONAL CARE OF THE PATIENT

Course overview

AS AN UNLICENSED ASSISTIVE PERSONNEL (UAP), ONE PART OF YOUR JOB IS TO PROVIDE PERSONAL CARE FOR PATIENTS. PERSONAL CARE ENTAILS ALL ASPECTS OF PERSONAL HYGIENE AND GROOMING THAT HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS CAN USUALLY PERFORM FOR THEMSELVES. SOMETIMES YOU WILL NEED TO ACTUALLY PERFORM THE HYGIENE AND GROOMING FOR THE PATIENT, AND OTHER TIMES YOU WILL SIMPLY NEED TO ASSIST THE PATIENT IN ASSEMBLING THE NECESSARY TOOLS, DEPENDING ON THE PATIENT’S NEEDS. THIS ACTIVITY IS INTENDED FOR THE CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (CNA).