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2. Home health nursing - Wikipedia

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   Home health care is a cost efficient way to deliver quality care in the convenience of the client's home. [2] Home health nurses create care plans to achieve goals based on the client's diagnosis. These plans can include preventive, therapeutic, and rehabilitative actions. [1] Home health nurses also supervise certified nursing assistants.

3. Unlicensed assistive personnel - Wikipedia

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   e. Unlicensed assistive personnel ( UAP) are paraprofessionals who assist individuals with physical disabilities, mental impairments, and other health care needs with their activities of daily living (ADLs). UAPs also provide bedside care—including basic nursing procedures—all under the supervision of a registered nurse, licensed practical ...

4. Home care - Wikipedia

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   Home health nurses may assist patients with activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, toileting, and feeding, or they direct and supervise the aide in providing ADL care. Nurses keep track of vital signs, carry out physician orders, draw blood, document the tasks they perform and the patient's health status, and communicate between the ...

5. Home Care: Is It the Right Thing to Do? - WebMD

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   There are two basic types. In-home care services cover general daily activities and support, such as cooking, cleaning, helping your loved one dress, or just keeping them company. Home health care ...

6. Medical Assistants: What do they do? - WebMD

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   Medical assistants are health care professionals who help doctors in clinics, medical offices, and hospitals. They may make your appointment, take your vital signs, and draw your blood. A medical ...

7. What Is a Community Health Worker? - WebMD

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   Community health workers are public health workers. Their goal is to connect communities with their health care systems and state health departments. Community health worker (CHW) is an umbrella ...