Taking care of waiters, a career of love

"Home-based care service" is a good helper for the elderly and the physically and mentally handicapped who can't take care of themselves. It provides services such as body care, environmental cleaning and household management. The purpose is to let the elderly and people with mobility difficulties enjoy a dignified life with the help of nursing staff, and at the same time reduce the nursing burden of their families. How to join this self-help industry? ?

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At eight o'clock in the morning, the students filed into the classroom. They all came to attend the course of "Nursing Service Manpower Training". In the past, most nursing work was done by women. With the changes and demands of the times, more and more men are now involved in this industry.

Luo Jialong is the youngest in the class. She is 23 years old. Influenced by his parents' care for the waiter, he felt that the income of this job was stable, he didn't have to be too far from home, and his time was more flexible. Therefore, he wants to learn a skill and save some money before going to college.

Li Chunyu, a student, came to class to serve in the tribe. She said, "Since I started volunteering when I was very young, I feel more and more that what the elders really need is long-term service, especially the elderly who live alone. 」

The training threshold for nurses is not high. As long as they are foreigners with their own nationality or work permit, 16 years old or above, with primary school education or above, they are in good physical and mental health and have no bad habits and infectious diseases.

The course consists of 70-hour core courses and 48-hour internship courses, totaling 1 18 hours. After the training, you can apply for the "Flight Attendant Technician Skills Examination". Certified caregivers can enter nursing homes, or engage in home care services in the families of disabled elderly people and people with moderate or severe physical and mental disabilities.

Zheng Huiying, a lecturer who has been the supervisor of nursing staff for a long time, said: "In addition to knowledge and technical courses, pre-job training can help students establish a correct working attitude so that they can continue to do it for a long time. She stressed that it is very important for caregivers to have patience and love when facing different family members and clients, to imagine from the standpoint of clients, and to let elders and people with physical and mental disabilities really use respected services.

Huang Heqing, a new immigrant from China, said that before he took part in the training, he thought that taking his elders out in a wheelchair was care, but he didn't know that caring for waiters had so much to learn, but it was actually a professional industry. She doesn't think the nurse is shorter than others. She said, pay attention to the confidence you give yourself. Taking care of the waiters to help the disabled is also equivalent to helping the families of the disabled, so that the families can catch their breath and go on. As helpers, people should be proud.

Learning "empathy" is Huang Heqing's greatest gain in training. "My father-in-law needs aftercare because he is old, and sometimes he accidentally vomits when eating. I used to feel embarrassed and tried not to eat at the same table with him. After empathizing with his discomfort and feelings, I will now hand him a tissue to encourage him to chew slowly. 」

Taiwan Province Province has entered an aging society, and nursing service needs long-term investment. For the training course of nursing service personnel, please consult the county and city long-term care management centers and the home pages of county and city care centers >:>

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