Assistance should include
- maintaining a safe environment
- providing basic patient/client care under the direction of nursing staff (e.g., bathing, bed making, catheter care, transfer, assisting with activities of daily living [ADL]).
Process/Skill Questions:
- How much assistance will a patient/client need with bathing and oral care if they cannot move their dominant side following a stroke?
- How can a PCT assist a primary caregiver with the ADL schedule if a patient/client has a plan to be discharged to home?
- What strategies can a PCT use to assist patients/clients and their families to meet ADL needs upon discharge (e.g., bathing, dressing, feeding, using assistive devices as needed)?