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As a caregiver, how do you assess how the patient is doing? Here are some tips for caregivers when it comes to assessing how the patient is doing. A caregiver bears a lot of responsibility making sure the patient is doing the right things to keep healthy as possible.
- Are they able to communicate?
- Are they able to stay focused and remember things?
- Are they frequently grimacing, crying, groaning, or otherwise indicating extreme distress?
- Are they maintaining proper grooming practices?
- Are they sleeping at night for the right number of hours?
- Can they speak clearly and audibly and does what they say make sense?
- Do they appear anxious or irritable?
- Do they appear depressed?
- Has their appetite increased or decreased, or have they gained or lost weight?
- Have they increased use of tobacco or alcohol?
- Have they maintained their relationships with family and friends?
- Insomnia and poor sleeping cycles can result from being in a lot of pain.
– by Barby Ingle
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I enjoyed reading “Tips For Caregivers When It comes To Assessing How The Patient Is Doing” by Barby Ingle. Thank you for providing us with this list. It is important that our caregivers can know the answers to these questions. I provided a copy of this to give to my caregiver. Thank you! Great information.