Expectations:
You have mastered basic patient care skills in a hospital setting.
You can properly:
- Ambulate a patient
- Feed a patient
- Clean a patient (bed baths, showers, post-restroom use)
- Change a patient (gown, diaper, socks, underwear)
- Change a patient's bed
- Discharge a patient
Why is this badge important?
This badge is significantly beneficial to anyone pursuing a career in the medical field or thinking of working somewhere in a hospital setting. This badge demonstrates that its experts, can properly perform the basic tasks that all medical professionals should know. This badge also demonstrates that its earners are responsible, can think on their feet in high stress environments such as hospitals, and know how to assist different types of people.
