← Social and health assistant·Articles

Articles

The history of social and health care — from housekeeping to professional careHistory · 9 minThe social and health assistant provides care, treatment and support close to the citizen. Here we follow the journey from previous times' home help and hospitals to today's professional training, and you see where the profession comes from.The everyday as a social and healthcare assistantWeekday · 8 minA day as a social and health assistant contains practical help, health-related tasks and many meetings with people. Here you get a picture of the tasks and professional care that binds it all together.Assistive devices and transfer techniqueEquipment and technology · 8 minTransfer and use of aids is a large part of the work. Good technique protects both the citizen and yourself. Here we cover the most important principles and aids.Hygiene, medicine safety and ethicsHygiene and ethics · 8 minHygiene, safe medicine handling, confidentiality and respect for the citizen are the core of safe and dignified care work. Here we go through the most important principles.Specialties and career pathsCareer · 7 minThe craft opens for work in many parts of the health and care field and gives good opportunities to specialize and train further. Here we look at the directions and paths forward.How you differ as a professional from the way you are at homeEducation · 7Get a full overview of the entire journey: the two basic courses, the long main course, how school and practice alternate, how long it takes, and what you must fulfill to get in.Wages and employment terms as SOSU assistant apprenticeSalary and terms · 6You get paid during most of your training. Here you get the principles behind apprentice pay, adult apprentice pay, and the collective agreement – and what it means for your economy as a finished skilled worker.Authorisation, Responsibility and Legislation You Must KnowRules and legislation · 7As an assistant you work within a tight framework of rules. Here we cover authorisation, the protected title, task delegation, confidentiality and documentation requirements.Work environment safety and ergonomics in care workWork environment · 8Care is physical and emotionally demanding work. Here we dive into ergonomics and patient transfer infection risk violence and threats shift work and how you take care of yourself.The industry today — where assistants work and what is in demand?Industry and jobs · 6Social and health assistants are in demand across the country. Here we look at typical workplaces, job security, and the trends shaping the profession going forward.What can you build on top of? Post and further educationFurther education · 7The education is rarely the end station. Here we look at specialist educations academy and diploma paths AMU courses and how you can study further to for example nursing with credit.Dementia care — communication and screeningDementia · 8 minDementia affects more and more elderly people, and you will meet citizens with dementia in almost all parts of the profession. Here you get the principles behind good communication, screening and early detection — based on the National Dementia Knowledge Centre.Early detection of deterioration – TOBSObservation · 7 minA large part of your responsibility is to notice when a person's condition changes, before it develops into something serious. Here we look at TOBS – Early Detection of Emerging Illness – and your role in observing, escalating and documenting.Palliation and care at the end of lifePalliation · 8 minAs a social and health assistant you meet people who are seriously ill or dying. Palliative care is about relieving suffering and creating quality of life when the disease cannot be cured — a task you share with nurses doctors and relatives.Hygiene and contagious diseases – protective equipment, isolation and NIRHygiene · 8 minHand hygiene is already a fixed part of your everyday but when a citizen has a contagious disease you need to know more: when do you use which protective equipment and what does isolation mean in practice? The rules are based on the national infection hygiene guidelines (NIR).Documentation in practice – Common Language IIIDocumentation · 7 minWhen you document an observation you write into a shared national structure: Common Language III. Here you get an overview of what the standard is why it exists and what it means for your day as a social and health assistant.Nutrition and fluid in weakened residentsNutrition · 7 minFood and drink sound obvious, but for frail and sick people too little of either can quickly become a serious health problem. Here we look at signs of malnutrition, nutrition screening and your role in everyday care.Welfare technology in careTechnology · 7 minFrom ceiling lifts and sensors to screen visits and digital documentation – care technology is not a thing of the future, but part of everyday life for most social and health assistants already today. Here we look at the most important categories and your role when technology comes in.

← Back to Social and health assistant