HCA - LC Learning Activity Scenario 1

Working in small groups, students are to:
• review the following scenarios and determine to what degree the HCA is behaving in a professional manner
• students to discuss how self-care relates to professional practice.
1. Sharon Sandhu is an experienced HCA working for a home support agency. Sharon has struggled with her weight for many years, knowing that the extra 30 pounds she carries around could be increasing her chances for high blood pressure, diabetes and cancer. One of her elderly clients, Mable Chung, is an outspoken, sometime brutally honest, 90-year-old lady who regularly advises Sharon that “there is no excuse for being fat.” One day, after hearing Mable’s comments many times, Sharon responds sharply, “Oh, for goodness sake Mable, get off it. I’m sick of hearing your nagging.”