Title: Assist with basic patient/client care.
Course: Patient Care Technician (14051-III) > Section: Demonstrating Medical Procedures and Patient Care and Comfort Measures

Assistance should include

- maintaining a safe environment
- providing basic patient/client care under the direction of nursing staff (e.g., bathing, bed making, catheter care, transfer, assisting with activities of daily living [ADL], feeding).

Refer to Certified Nurse Aide skills.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How much assistance will a patient/client need with bathing and oral care if they cannot move their dominant side following a stroke?
- How can a PCT assist a primary caregiver with the ADL schedule if a patient/client has a plan to be discharged to home?
- What strategies can a PCT use to assist patients/clients and their families to meet ADL needs upon discharge (e.g., bathing, dressing, feeding, using assistive devices as needed)?