Health Care Workers

1. Health Care Workers Roles and Responsibilities

2. Glossary triage [tree-ahzh] –noun 1. the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors. 2. the determination of priorities for action in an emergency.

3. Health Care Workers • Provide care for patients. ex: triage the patient, pre-post operative care, surgery, drug administration, rehabilitation… • Work together with other healthcare teams to cure the patient ex: (nurses/doctors/physio/pharmacy as well as other healthcare teams all work together to ensure optimal care is given to the patient)

4. Health Care Workers • Protect the patient ex: Safe environment - free from needles, patient’s dignity is always maintained, handwashing, patient’s personal safety is always maintained – bedside rails up, right drug administration… • Teach the patient and family ex: explain procedures to the patient before they are carried out, explain pre-post operative care and expectations, how to self-administer medication at home…

5. Health Care Workers • Coordinate care for the patient ex: Nurses work with all healthcare teams to ensure that the patient’s care plan is clear and therefore receives quality care at all times. • Advocate for the patient ex: supporting a patient, speaking up on their behalf, interceding when necessary, ensuring that quality care is always a top priority…

6. Health Care Workers • vul⋅ner⋅a⋅ble [vuhl-ner-uh-buh l] adjective • 1.capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon: a vulnerable part of the body. • 2.open to moral attack, criticism, temptation, etc.: an argument vulnerable to refutation; He is vulnerable to bribery. 3.(of a place) open to assault; difficult to defend: a vulnerable bridge.