Nurses are able to perform both medical and non-medical caregiving, whereas care aides are able to perform non-medical caregiving only.
Some things that can be performed under medical caregiving:
- Nasogastric tube change/feeding
- Indwelling catheter change
- Wound dressing
- Intravenous medication
- Tracheostomy management
- Oral suctioning
- Intramuscular injection
- Subcutaneous injection (e.g. Insulin)
- Hospital discharge
Some things that can be performed under non-medical caregiving (for patients who are not totally dependent):
- Shower
- Assisted oral feeding
- Basic transferring (i.e. from wheel-chair to bed/chair/commode and vice versa)
- Simple range of motion exercises
- Simple cognitive activities for elderly
- Check basic vital signs (i.e. temperature, pulse, respiratory)
- Able to detect signs of mental distress
Still unsure? Feel free to give our clinical phone line a call at 6717 3737 and our coordinators will be glad to assist ~