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DIVISION OF CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY

TAGLIMAO NHS – BESIGAN ANNEX
LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET (LAS) – FIRST QUARTER

Name: Date: Score:

Subject : TLE 8
Lesson Title: Introduction to Caregiving
Learning Competency: Explain the key concepts in caregiving.
Reference: Learning Module – Caregiving
CONCEPT NOTES:

DEFINITION OF TERMS:
CAREGIVER
- a person who offers direct care (as for children, elderly people, or the
chronically ill), helping and assisting with personal care, meal and
transportation
- he/she who provides care for physical and emotional requests of a family
member or a patient.

CAREGIVING
- Is the practice of providing care to a vulnerable neighbor, relative or even to
patients not related to you but who needs services like medical measures,
health concerns and treatment; and
- It is dedicating a few hours in a week or a couple of hours daily in providing
services related to health for someone who cannot do these things alone
such as taking care of someone who has a chronic illness or disease;
managing medications or talking to doctors and nurses on someone's
behalf; helping to bathe or dress someone who is frail or disabled; or taking
care of household chores, meals, or processes both formal and informal
documentation.

Objectives of caregiving:
- to provide adequate and appropriate care and attention to your patients;
- to monitors closely the patients’ vital signs;
- to provide personal care like bathing and dressing the patient;
- to develop one’s workmanship with understanding, patience and thoughtful
skills towards the patients
- to develop one’s workmanship with understanding, patience and thoughtful
skills

Unique skills of a caregiver:

- communication
- interactive
- time supervision
- organization
- hygiene
- tolerance etc.

Opportunities for Caregiving:

1. Health Worker 6. Doctor
2. Caregiver 7. Dentist
3. Nurse 8. Physical
4. Nursing Aide 9. Pediatrician
5. Baby/Old Sitter 10. Therapist
EXERCISES

THINK OF A WORD
Direction: In your own thought, describe the word “CAREGIVING”. Use the graphic organizer below for your
answers.

CAREGIVING

MULTIPLE CHOICE
Read the questions carefully. Wrote your best answers in a separate sheet of paper.

_ _____1. An act that provides care for the needs of the family or to any person.
A. Caregiving C. Provider
B. Caregiver D. Banker

______2. Someone who provides care to the family, or to any person.

A. Driver C. Banker
B. Caregiver D. Houseboy

___3. One of the in demands vocational courses offered by TESDA and in demands in abroad, too.
A. Medicine C. Banking
B. Caregiving D. None of the above

______4. An example of career opportunities of caregiving except

A. Nursing C. Plumbing
B. Medical housekeeping D. Nursing Aide

______5. Someone who assist and provides direct care to a person.

A. Fireman C. Teacher
B. Caregiver D. Med Tech

SHOW ME YOUR SKILLS

Directions: Show your skills in caregiving by answering the following questions. Focus your answer in the
underline words.

1. You are task to take good care of your younger brother/sister and he/she is hungry. What will you do?
2. Your mother will go to the market and you are assigned to take good care of your grandmother. Your
grandmother has difficulty in walking. How would you take good care of her if she wants to go to the
bathroom and when she is hungry?
3. Your father is paralyzed wherein he has difficulty in moving his hands and legs. But he asked you take
help him in taking a bath. What are you going to do?