Turn over, move into a wheelchair, measure blood pressure, and even give Family members explain how to measure body temperature and blood pressure correctly… On April 15, the “2022 Beijing Vocational College Elderly Service Skills Competition” kicked off. 8 teams from 4 colleges and universities including Beijing Labor and Social Security Vocational College, Beijing Youth Political College, Beijing Social Management College, and Huijia Vocational College gathered on the cloud to demonstrate the skills of elderly care services in the new era.
At the competition site, a contestant needed to change the bed sheets for the grandmother, but the grandmother was unwilling to cooperate and refused to get up. The contestant didn’t pull the old man up, but chatted with her, pointed to a photo frame by the bed and said, “Grandma, this was taken when you were young, right?” The old man became interested, “Yes, Yes, it has been many years.” The contestant hurriedly said, “Look at how beautifully you were dressed back then, and your whole body was so neat, if we changed the sheets, washed, and tidy up the house, we would be neater now. Ask.” The old man stood up obediently. So the contestant helped the old man to the living room to watch TV, then quickly took the opportunity to remove the sheets and put on new ones.
It is understood that the contestants have drawn The subject of the paper is as a nursing care worker in an elderly care institution, providing nursing services for an 80-year-old grandmother with osteoarthritis and Alzheimer’s disease in the institution. By simulating on-site operations in real situations, the contestants demonstrated the practical application ability and professional quality of senior vocational college students in providing life care, basic nursing, rehabilitation nursing, psychological nursing, and handling emergencies for the elderly.
According to Zhang Qiujie, deputy dean of the Minsheng Welfare College of Beijing Labor and Social Security Vocational College, a prominent feature of this competition is the strengthening of the ability evaluation section. Communication and evaluation, “Now more and more attention is paid to all-round care, through watching, asking, doing movements and even using special machines to more comprehensively understand the comprehensive situation of the elderly, so as to provide more targeted care.” At the same time, in the competition, Also added training for family members, “like how to correctly measure body temperature, blood pressure, etc.” Zhang Qiujie said.
It is reported that with the aging of our country, There is a huge talent gap in elderly care services. Wang Ting, acting dean of the Minsheng Welfare College of Beijing Labor and Social Security Vocational College, pointed out that the current employment rate of students in the school’s smart health care service and management major has been 100% year after year, and the market is in short supply. One student, maybe even more units.”
It is reported that in the end, one first prize, two second prizes, and two third prizes were decided in the competition. Among them, the two players with the highest total points will directly advance to the national competition and compete for the title of “technical expert” in the national elderly care service.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Xie Li
Photo/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Hao Yi
Editor/Zhang Peng