Elements of competence HSC217.1 Prepare to carry out pressure area care HSC217.2 Carry out pressure area care About this Unit For this Unit you need to be able to undertake pressure area care for individuals‚ following the individual’s care plan and risk assessment‚ and relevant protocols and procedures within your work area. It is aimed at prevention‚ that is maintaining healthy skin and preventing breakdown. Scope The scope is here to give you guidance on possible areas to be
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foundations of patient care. Through holistic assessment‚ therapeutic communication‚ and the ongoing collection of objective and subjective data‚ nurses can provide improved person-centred care to patients. This essay will analyse why it is necessary to undertake a holistic approach during a nursing assessment and how it corresponds to the nursing process. It will also identify and discuss each element of a holistic nursing assessment and justify with examples why each element is incorporated into an assessment
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identified for those working in health‚ social or care settings is “to provide an integrated‚ ethical and inclusive service‚ which meets agreed needs and outcomes of people requiring health and/or social care”. For this unit you need to be able to undertake pressure area care for individuals‚ following the individual’s care plan and risk assessment‚ and relevant protocols and procedures within your work area. It is aimed at prevention that is maintaining healthy skin and preventing breakdown. A series
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Understand the need for tissue viability risk assessment The skin is an outside covering for the human body. It is an organ just like the heart‚ lung and liver. It provides layer of protection and plays a vital role in maintaining body temperature and by making you aware of external stimuli through the sense of touch. The skin has two layers‚ the epidermis and the dermis‚ although not part of the skin‚ the hypodermis lies beneath the dermis. When the skin is about to be damaged it shows signs
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CU2641 - Undertake agreed pressure area care Describe the anatomy and physiology of the skin in relation to skin breakdown and the development of pressure sores Skin is the largest organ of the body‚ covering and protecting the entire surface of the body. The total surface area of skin is around 3000 sq inches or roughly around 19‚355 sq cm depending on age‚ height‚ and body size. The skin‚ along with its derivatives‚ nails‚ hair‚ sweat glands‚ and sebaceous glands forms the integumentary system
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HSC 2024 Undertake Agreed Pressure Area Care 1.1 The anatomy and physiology of the skin in relation to skin breakdown and the development of pressure sores. The skin is the largest organ of the body and it acts as a waterproof protector for all the internal organs and it consist of four distinct layers: The epidermis‚ the basement membrane zone‚ the dermis and the subcutaneous layer. The epidermis which is the outer layer and is a protective multilayered self renewing structure which varies in
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The following paper is intended at establishing whether the French president may undertake military action‚ along with establishing to what extent involvement from the parliament is necessary in such scenarios. The paper will focus on the constitutional aspects of the question and will therefore refer to the French Constitution along with other relevant legal materials and customs. This will be done in the following manner: Firstly‚ the main characteristics of the French President‚ the Parliament
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Holden Caulfield undertakes a journey of personal discovery. Every journey begins with a first step. What are Holden’s first steps? How does his character react to the world around him as he begins his ‘hero’s quest’? Holden Caulfield is an extremely unique character. Through his inability to conform to the rules of the adult world that he is sucked into‚ he frequently criticizes people and is extremely judgemental to those around him. He calls people who reject him “phonies”‚ as a way to psychologically
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Assessment 3 Survey for the promotion * 1. Please provide the following information? Name Age Gender Occupation College Company * 2. How did you hear for this promotion? Advertising Public selling Direct Marketing Sales promotion Event and experience Public Relation * 3. Did you make any purchase from the company today? Yes No * 4. Do you think promotion through social networking websites are more effective than the one on paper? Yes No * 5. If BBQfun is to be endorsed by celebrity will it
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Unit 4222-335 Undertake physiological measurements 1.1 We should always check equipment which we are going to use if it is safe and working properly‚ we should wear PPE every time we are undertaking any task‚ ensure that we are trained to do the task‚ we should keep the working place safe and clean. When we are about to take measurement from an person we need to make sure that the person know exactly what we are going to do and asking permission for the task we are about to do. Recording the task
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