Title: Assist a client in following a healthcare provider’s orders regarding medications and treatments.
Course: Home Health Aide (14053) > Section: Providing Personal Care

Assistance should include following guidelines and the client care plan for

- taking medications according to printed instructions
- obtaining specimens for laboratory tests
- applying anti-embolic hose
- applying dry sterile dressing to wound
- providing hot or cold treatments
- performing chest percussion
- assisting with coughing and deep breathing
- providing ostomy care
- administering oxygen.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What may a home health aide do and not do when assisting a client with taking medications? Why?
- Why is it essential to follow a healthcare provider's orders regarding medications and treatments?
- What might be the consequences of not following a healthcare provider's orders regarding medications and treatments?
- What precautions are necessary for hot or cold treatments?
- What precautions are necessary when administering oxygen?