Anemia facts. 1  Anemia is a medical condition in which the red blood cell count or hemoglobin is less than normal. 2  For men, anemia is typically defined as hemoglobin level of less than 13.5 gram/100 ml and in women as hemoglobin of less than 12.0 gram/100 ml.
Your role (or function) as a Medication Aide is to assist the licensed nurse (RN or LPN/LVN) in providing safe and ethical care for clientsâthat is, administering prescribed drugs (also called medications or medicines) and completing other delegated nursing tasks allowed by state law.
A home health aide will generally do whatever is needed for patients who can't live alone without help. They keep a home running as normally as possible and make it possible for the sick to stay at home instead of moving to a nursing home. The home health aides' duties will vary. The generally include what is referred to as Activities of Daily Living or ADLs. An aide may go to the same home every day for months or years, or may provide services to multiple families. Some typical duties of the home health aid include helping the patient bathe, use the toilet or bed pan, and to move around.