Nurses are able to perform both nurse and home personal caregiving, whereas healthcare assistants are able to perform home personal caregiving only.
Some tasks that can be performed under nurse 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 tasks that can be performed under home personal 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 us a call at 6717 3737 and our Care Navigator Team will be glad to assist you.
Last Updated 24 March 2023