- Caregiving is providing care or
Baby bath tub - used for bathing
assistance to a person who may be ill,
disabled, or needs help with his/her daily
activities.
- Also refer to providing care for physical
or emotional needs.
- A caregiver is a person who provides
assistance to any person who cannot live
alone by himself or herself due to some
developmental, physical, or psychological
needs.
- The services of a caregiver are
important and that their services give
assurance to the client that he or she can
still live a healthy life with their
cooperation.
- Caregiver needs to provide compassion
and patience which is equally important
to the skills and techniques he or she
must possess in caring for the client.
TOOLS FOR TAKING VITAL SIGNS
1. BP Apparatus Aneroid - consists of cuff
that can be applied with one hand for
self-testing, used in taking blood
pressure.
2. Stethoscope - used for listening to the
action of beating of the heart with a
circular piece placed against the chest
with tube leading to earpieces.
3. Clinical thermometer - used for
measuring body temperature
TOOLS FOR CLEANING
4. Bottle sterilizer - used to sterilize
bottles through boiling to destroy
microorganisms in containers.
5.
infants specially those who are not yet
able to sit up on their own. Its
characteristic should be big enough for a
baby to recline.
6. Bedpan - used for both urinary and
fecal discharge.
7. Washing machine - An appliance used
for washing clothes and linen.
8. Blender - used to make puree or liquid
food. Plug the blender if the food is
already inside. Example, watermelon,
sugar and evap milk
• Used a dropper when feeding
medicine to infants because babies
cannot chew or swallow solid
capsules. Tablets should be crushed
and dissolve in water before putting it
into a dropper then giving it to the
infant.
• To monitor medication dosages and
see if the patient is a healthy weight.
You are being weigh because it is the
most important calculation in giving
medicine.
- Hazards and risks vary from one
workplace to another and hazards will
differ depending on the type of the
location, attitudes of the caregivers,
clients or employers.
Ways to determine health and
safety problems:
1. They should observe the workplace.
2. They should have to examine
complaints.
3. They should check accident records.
4. They should examine chart on results
of inspections done by the employers or
private organizations.
5. They may use checklist and examine
the workplace.
6. They may study reports or any other
vital information about the nursing home.
Practical ways to prevent Hazards
and Risks:
1. Have a closer look at electricity. See to
it that all electrical equipment you use
are in good condition. Check electrical
cords and make sure they are not frayed.
Use electrical equipment with dry hands.
2. Wear Personal Protective Equipment
properly. Wear gown longer than your
clothing. When removing the gown, try
to avoid touching the outside portion
since this is considered contaminated. A
caregiver should wear a clean gown
every client care.
- A gown should be change after every
client.
3. Mask should be worn and must fit
comfortably over the nose and mouth. A
wet mask is considered contaminated
and should be disposed properly after
use.
-A clean mask should be used for every
client contact.
4. Gloves should be used when issue of
contamination is present. It is a must for
a caregiver to use gloves especially when
he/she has open wounds on the hands.
- Caregivers have to learn how to
administer and give the right amount of
medicine to the patient. Conversion from
one unit to another must be a part of the
knowledge that the caregiver has to
acquire.
- Always follow the physician's order and
drug labels, the methods of converting
quantities from one unit of measurement
to another.
• Tablets and capsules are hard for
children, which is why they are given
liquid medicine. Used a dropper when
feeding medicine to infants because
babies cannot chew or swallow solid
capsules. Tablets should be crushed
and dissolve in water before putting
it into a dropper, and then giving it to
the infant.
• Just use a little amount of water
because if the medicine is mixed in
large amount of water, the child may
not be able to finish the liquid and will
not be able to take the entire dosage.
Methods to calculate pediatric
doses:
1. Body Surface Area (BSA) method - also
called "dosage-per-kilogram-of-
bodyweight method". This is the most
accurate and safest method in calculating
pediatric dose.
-The dose of the medicine depends upon
the weight of the patient.
2. Clark's rule - It uses the weight of the
child in calculating approximate dosage.
3. Young's rule - This is applicable to
children who are two years of age and
above.
4. Fried's rule - This is used to calculate Colorless and applied over colored nail
doses for children who are two years and polish - Top coat
below.
How many cm in 1 foot - 30
Important reminders:
How many cm in 1 yard - 90
a. It is necessary to use calculator in
How many feet in 1 yard - 3
solving equations because accurate
pharmacy calculations prevent medical How many feet in 15 yards - 45
errors, specially in calculating doses.
Distance - 15 meters tank
Under-dosage may lead to inadequate
treatment while overdosing a patient When there are leak, the GAS VALVE
may lead to drug toxicity. should be close
b. Verify from a drug handbook if in QUIZZES 1-4
doubt, or call a pharmacist. Because
A. TRUE OR FALSE
pharmacists are responsible for ensuring
1. Fruit trees grow will in flat, level land
medicines. This will make sure that the
with plenty of water. – FALSE
patient is taking the right medication and
2. A good soil is Rocky, hard and humpy.
with the right amount that won't
– FALSE
negatively affect their health.
3. Fruit trees are valuable because of
c. Always keep a record of a patient's their medicinal properties. – TRUE
weight in kilogram. This will keep you 4. Fruit trees are re-prunned to regulate
from weighing the patient all the time. growth and increase yields. – TRUE
Patient weight is important in the areas 5. Weeds and fruit trees match well. –
of medication prescribing, fluid balance FALSE
and assessment of nutrition. 6. Drought reduces fruit size and slows
growth of plants. – TRUE
• Occupational health and safety is the
7. Time of harvest for all fruits happens
campaign; and maintenance of the
in one season only. – FALSE
well-being of workers in every
8. Trees absorb pollutions in the air
occupation.
thereby reducing risk to human life. –
• This is to provide a safe working
TRUE
environment to achieve an injury-free
9. Neat affects the color and taste of
workplace and a healthy atmosphere
fruits. – TRUE
that protect every worker against
10. Long heavy rain is the most
illness.
suitable for tree crops. – FALSE
Tall grasses - Sickle
11. A caregiver should be
How are fruits kep? - Unwashed
compassionate and patient. – TRUE
Oldest method of preservation - Drying 12. A cup is used for administering oral
medicine to infant. – FALSE
What does the government get from
retailers? - Taxes
13. Tablets should be crushed and
mixed with little water when given to
infants. – TRUE
14. Endless noise is a physical hazard
to people who are suffering from
depression. – TRUE
15. It is a must for a caregiver to use
gloves and masks for every client. –
TRUE
16. Metal tools used in nail care should
be sanitized. – FALSE
17. Manicurists/Pedicurists do not need
personal protective equipment or PPE.
– FALSE
18. Beauty salons should be in good
sanitary condition; well lighted and
well ventilated. – TRUE
19. Excess nail polish along the sides of
the fingernails can be removed by
means of a nipper. – FALSE
20. Hair trimmings, cotton and other
waste materials must be removed
from the floor immediately and
deposited in a close container. – TRUE
12. An electrical unit of measuring
power. – watt
13. The rate of doing work. – power
14. The minimum safe distance of a
septic tank from the source of water.
– 15 meters
15. What should be closed when the
water system leaks? – gate valve
16. The energy that is derived or
extracted from the heat of the earth.
– geothermal
17. The best conductor of electricity. –
silver
18. A blending agent that reacts with
water to form a hard stone. – cement
19. The oldest and most commonly
used building material. – wood
20. The number of feet in a 10-yard
length of wood. – 30 feet

B. IDENTIFICATION
1. Banana – sucker
2. Garlic – bulb
3. Orchids – rootstock
4. Pineapple – underground runner,
underground ratoon
5. Begonia – germinating tissue
6. Sweet potato – tuber
7. Strawberry – sucker
8. Onion – bulb
9. Sugar cane – underground runner,
underground ratoon
10. Yam – tuber

11. The actual flow of current. –

negative to positive