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Become a Certified Provider Resource Manual Module 7: PROVIDING SAFE AND EFFECTIVE CARE
Become a Certified Provider Resource Manual Module 7: PROVIDING SAFE AND EFFECTIVE CARE
Module 7: PROVIDING SAFE AND EFFECTIVE CARE
Meeting Basic Needs
As a Respite Care Provider, one of your responsibilities will be
attending to the basic needs of individuals with developmental
disabilities. Activities such as eating, dressing, bathing and
toileting can present special problems.
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Back Safety
YOUR BACK / THE SPINE
Purpose
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Purpose
- Your back maintains you in a stable upright position
- Your back helps you to be mobile
Fire Safety
Three elements that must be present for a fire to occur:
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- Oxygen (more properly, an oxidizing agent)
- Fuel (a reducing agent)
- Heat
Blood Borne Pathogens
How do infections occur?
In order for an infection to occur, the following must be present:
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In order for an infection to occur, the following must be present:
- A pathogen (germ)
- A large amount of the pathogen (germ)
- A susceptible person (host)
- An entry site (where the germ gets in)