Activities of daily living assistance

rdf:langString Activities of daily living assistance

rdf:langString Assisting in activities of daily living (ADL) are skills required in nursing and other professions such as nursing assistants. Personal assistance is waged support of 20 or more hours a week for people with impairments. A 2008 review reported that personal assistance is possibly beneficial to some older people and their informal carers. Further research is needed to assess which models of personal assistant are more efficient, as well as their relative total costs. Doctors and nurses need to understand and learn about each patient's character and remember that illness often changes the patient's psyche: reactions to others change, often he or she becomes fussy, capricious, etc. It takes patience, tact, concentration, discipline and care to reach out to the patient, to gain their trust and to maintain their confidence in recovery and success of the treatment. In addition to morale, it is necessary to look after how one looks. Clothes should be clean, ironed, neat, hair tidied, hands clean, nails trimmed, moderate use of cosmetics, perfume and jewellery. In many health care facilities, special uniforms have been introduced. Due to the fact that nursing care requires a lot of attention and energy, nursing staff usually take additional courses based on practical data, such as NCLEX. Nursing care is usually divided into general and special care. Particular difficulties arise when caring for the severely ill.