December 14, 2011

Safety Measure often times as a Caregiver

Safety Measure as a Caregiver is constantly important,this responsibility as a caregiver is one of the most important duties to often be done,and always be maintained at all times,there are different kinds of duties as a
caregiver will be into,depending on what kind of patient and diseases that a patient has,whether is a slight duties that a caregiver are into in his/her day to day task and duties,no matter what, all caregivers regarding safety measures is a must!this is to keep the patient safety at often times,to prevent any unwanted injuries and other that can cause harm and danger for the life of the patient,because caregivers are dealing lives,of the patient that they taking care of,and must always put into serious matter at all times,and always bear in mind that, ''presence of mind'' is one of the best key to achieve the good result,and in fact.obtaining the good result will benefit both the caregiver as well as the patient, in positive and healthy environment at often times, preventing any unwanted injuries and all other negative result for the patient is the best way to ease day to day pressure and stress,because if the caregiver will be careless and being not responsible in any safety measures, that can danger the patient and be injured due to fall and other unwanted situation that can cause harm and danger to the patient,all this will be an added task and duties as well as additional stress and pressure for the caregiver,just always remember that taking care of your patient as a caregiver,is quite the same as taking care of yourself and loving yourself as well, doing this likewise for your patient will result a good result that benefit good for both of you as a caregiver as well as for your patient.

 Safety Measures that a Caregiver must to bear in mind constantly:
* Avoid the patient to walk in any wet floor area.

*Avoid the patient to walk alone,whether the patient is a walker user or quad cane user,always stay close and hold the patient in his/her shoulder while walking constantly.

*Avoid the patient to used any flammable things specially for those caregiver that has an Alzheimer disease  patient.

*Always Check the food that you prepared for the patient, before feeding the patient or serving it to be eaten by the patient,and always check if the food is soft specially the meat,because if the meat is not that soft,sometimes this is the cause of choke,because patient will not chew it properly due to their false teeth specially for those elderly patient, and they will just swallow the food and it can be to dangerous,so always make sure that the food  you will feed or serve for the patient,must always be soft and safety to eat,most recommended is blending the food,using the blender machine, and in this way the food is already mixed in one,such as potatoes and various vegetables is blend together with meat,and soft and safe to be eaten by the patient.

 This are some of the important things that a caregiver must often bear in mind,keeping the patient safe is by doing the safety measure at all times in a proper way, to prevent any unwanted situation that put the patient into danger,so keep always the patient safe and healthy. BY :  J.LE



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