More Untrained Caregivers Performing Medical Tasks
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At 49 years old, Emily is an accomplished accountant. She worked her way up in a prominent firm, but recently took a leave of absence to care for her father, Sid. She is married to her college sweetheart but doesn’t have any children. The only classes she ever took that were remotely close to nursing were the introductory classes in biology and chemistry that she had to take to graduate from college. Other than
that, she had no concept of what it was to be a nurse, or perform medical/nursing tasks, until she was thrust into the task when her father fell ill.
There are currently 20 million family caregivers in the United States who are similar to Emily in that they perform medical/nursing tasks with no formal training. These tasks often include handling prescriptions, helping someone climb stairs with a cane, caring for and cleaning wounds, and even operating home dialysis equipment. Family caregivers often do these tasks with no training or assistance from a health
care professional.
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