Health and scoial care level 3 Unit 97
1.1+1.2
It is important to maintain good personal hygiene so not to cause any infections as may lead to health problems e.g. if to don’t brush your teeth it may cause in infection in your mouth and this could lead to eating problems and possible malnutrition. It can also have an effect on a person’s confidence and also social life this may lead to social isolation due to people not wanting to associate with them. If you don’t have good hygiene this may cause cross contamination leading to other people becoming ill and if you work with vulnerable people this may cause that person to become ill and that may lead to other health problems and complications.
2.5
When supporting and individual with intimate personal care need you most always make sure that the room you are doing it in is quite and the curtains are closed, also that there are only the right amount of staff in the room that need to be at one time eg. If you have a person that needs two people help them out of there wheelchair and on to their bed you only have two trained members of staff in there at one time. You can also protect their dignity by covering the person up with a towel or something if for any reason someone else enters the room. You most also explain to them what you are doing at all time and make sure they have an involvement in their own care by asking them for their preferences with regard to some things. Another main factor is to make sure you talk to them and include them don’t talk over the person even if the person you care for has limited communication.
2.6
The main risk that may affect my own health when supporting an individual with personal care will be infection control. I most always wear PPE when assisting with any area of personal care so not to spread infection to not only myself but others. If I didn’t wear PPE I may become ill or it may cause infections for example if I had a cut on my hand but didn’t have gloves on this may cause infection and this could lead to
It is important to maintain good personal hygiene so not to cause any infections as may lead to health problems e.g. if to don’t brush your teeth it may cause in infection in your mouth and this could lead to eating problems and possible malnutrition. It can also have an effect on a person’s confidence and also social life this may lead to social isolation due to people not wanting to associate with them. If you don’t have good hygiene this may cause cross contamination leading to other people becoming ill and if you work with vulnerable people this may cause that person to become ill and that may lead to other health problems and complications.
2.5
When supporting and individual with intimate personal care need you most always make sure that the room you are doing it in is quite and the curtains are closed, also that there are only the right amount of staff in the room that need to be at one time eg. If you have a person that needs two people help them out of there wheelchair and on to their bed you only have two trained members of staff in there at one time. You can also protect their dignity by covering the person up with a towel or something if for any reason someone else enters the room. You most also explain to them what you are doing at all time and make sure they have an involvement in their own care by asking them for their preferences with regard to some things. Another main factor is to make sure you talk to them and include them don’t talk over the person even if the person you care for has limited communication.
2.6
The main risk that may affect my own health when supporting an individual with personal care will be infection control. I most always wear PPE when assisting with any area of personal care so not to spread infection to not only myself but others. If I didn’t wear PPE I may become ill or it may cause infections for example if I had a cut on my hand but didn’t have gloves on this may cause infection and this could lead to