Description I was asked by a nursing assistant to assist a resident to eat. Her food consisted of pureed fruit and thickened cordial. The elderly resident was unable to communicate and appeared to be unaware of her surroundings and she also fell asleep several times. I was unsure of how much food to offer in each spoonful and may have given her too much as she occasionally coughed. When assisting her to eat I was instructed to sit her up but did not sit her far enough forward as I found out later
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I have been working at Birthcare in Parnel for this clinical project. I wanted to immerse myself into a primary setting where I could focus on primary care and breastfeeding. My first impressions of birthcare were that it is more of a hospital than I had anticipated with women arriving with babies on blood sugars‚ AC T&R’s and other ‘cares’ that I had thought would not occur in a primary setting. I had this preconception because I am use to working at Waitakere hospital where we often transfer women
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I work in a mix residential home for the elderly‚ some of the clients ‚Dementia range from mild to severe. The clients are raised in a very different way to how I was raised and it is important that I must remember this and respect their this as we all have personal beliefs and preferences based on our background and upbringing. I have been brought as a Muslim where religious education was compulsory‚ however we still studied various other religions and were taught to respect all people and there
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As a requirement of my role as Support Worker for Options Of Independence. I must support my service users with administering medication‚ in order for me to administer medication safely under the Royal Pharmaceutical Society guidelines‚ Handling Of Medication in social care 2007‚ and under Dundee City Council guidelines‚ I must check that the medicines are correct by checking the medication pack and label on the box must be by the pharmacist or dispensing gp‚ and identify the service user correctly
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For this activity our group was Sarah‚ Eliza‚ Nikki and myself and we had to create a literacy pack for the Disability unit. Our pack consisted of four compulsory items and eleven activities of our choice. We all assigned everyone with roughly 4 to 5 tasks but some of them were shared to get them done quicker. We were roughly finishing two to three pieces a week and there was on week that we finished about five items. I feel that our group worked really hard and really well together. Throughout this
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Introduction My placement with the Nursing home and Residential care home was to help me understand the concept of growing old in this country and what different family values have when it came to caring for their elderly‚ in comparing with what happens in southern Africa. My home fulfils my needs and holds some of our family memories and reflects my priorities and taste. The placement gave an insight into the necessities of the existence of care homes‚ as to balance a full life cycle of some
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Throughout my nursing career‚ I have experienced several effective educational activities as a learner. My most recent learning experience as a learner was how to operate and administer insulin via External Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion Pump (ECSIP). Several patients are hospitalized with Self Administered ECSIPs. The primary nurse for that patient is expected to understand how to operate and care for this particular pump. I was very unfamiliar with this device because I was not exposed to it during
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L- In clinical I practiced how to safely assist a patient that is laying down in bed into a wheelchair then back into bed. E- Following the skill being demonstrated as a large group‚ we separated into pairs to complete the task as a whole. I began the process by rotating Chelsea onto her side then sitting her up. Furthermore‚ I used the belt to assist Chelsea to stand. I found this to be the most difficult portion of the procedure because I was unsure where my feet should be placed. Chelsea gave
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to safeguard the children in their care‚ it is also necessary for children to learn how to protect themselves in a sensitive‚ age appropriate manner without resorting to scare tactics. Although much of the responsibility for protecting children lies with the adults caring for them‚ practitioners and parents/carers must ensure that children learn some basic rules about how they can be responsible for their own safety‚ and how they can protect themselves from abuse. All children have a right to be
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------------------------------------------------- Understanding safeguarding of children and young people For those working in the adult sector Unit 516 Understand safeguarding of children and young people (for those working in the adult sector) 1 Understand the Policies‚ Procedures and Practices for safe working with children and young adults Firstly before any legislation that a child is assessed under‚ an assessment has to be carried out to ascertain the following: * Gathering of information
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