There are a number of ways that personnel’s can prevent and control infection in a health and social care setting. Personnel’s in a health and social care setting include , nurses , Doctors, cleaners, nursery assistants and nursery teachers. Nurses should thoroughly wash and dry their hands before and after caring for a patient, before and after touching any potentially contaminated equipment or dressings, after bed making and before handling food. Their hands can be washed with soap and water or, a fast-acting antiseptic solution like a hand wipe or hand gel. They should also wear Disposable gloves when physical contact with open wounds, for example when changing dressings, handling needles or inserting an intravenous drip.
2.3 Concerns about the safety and hygiene of equipment or facilities used for personal care should be reported to your line manager or house manager immediately. Equipment would need to be taken out of use and labeled ‘faulty do not use.’ 2.4 Bells, calling out and call systems are ways of ensuring an individual can summon help when they are alone during personal care. It is important to be free from distractions and to stay alert when you are there to help if the individual needs you. It is good practice to make sure that call systems and bells are working properly and that the individual knows how to use them before you leave someone alone.
1.2Explain how duty of care contributes to the safeguarding or protection of individuals. If you make sure risk assessments are being carried out within the workplace to make sure all equipment and toys are safe for the children in my care .Assessing the workplace and making sure there are no potential hazards like hazard materials being left out or electrical sockets being left uncovered. That food is stored properly to stop cross-infection and the kitchen is always clean. 2.Know how to address conflicts or dilemmas that may arise between an individual’s rights and the duty of care. 2.1Describe potential conflicts or dilemmas that may arise between the duty of care and an individual’s rights.
Also that all the necessary things that need to be done to keep a particular area clean are in place, and that healthcare workers know exactly what to do, and also anyone can look at the cleaning record and see that it has been done. If an infectious outbreak should occur then anyone investigating this then has a clear picture of what has been done and can amend accordingly if changes need to be implemented to prevent further outbreaks. 1.3 The correct management of an area can minimise the spread of infection by ensuring that controls are in place and it is less likely that infection will spread if the environment is kept clean and tidy and all cleaning schedules are adhered to. 1.4 The national policy for colour coding is in place to ensure that the correct equipment is used in the appropriate area, all cleaning materials and equipment, for example, cloths (re-usable and disposable), mops, buckets, aprons and gloves, should be colour coded. The method used to colour code items should be clear, permanent and in accordance with existing local practice.
All care workers have a responsibility to maintain personal hygiene, look clean, should not wear artificial nails, and manicure natural finger nails. Staff should remove all the jewellery for safety and hygienic reasons. Personal protective equipment/PPE/ protect the user against health or safety risks at
Question 3: The main Policies and Procedures of my work are: Health and Safety – maintaining a safe working environment for all staff and service users Moving and Handling – Ensure that the service user is not being put at risk when attempting to move them and that any equipment required is in a good, clean and working order. Confidentiality - maintaining, and ensuring other members of staff maintain, confidentiality of all service users. Ensure all records are kept securely in a safe place and cannot be accessed by unauthorised persons. Medication – to distribute medication according to instructions and ensuring that all medication is supplied to the correct service user, at the correct time and in the correct dose I meet all of these standards by: Deborah Smith *ensuring there are not any obstacles in the way that could cause slips or falls. *ensuring that both myself and all service users have the appropriate footwear on at all times *putting signs up when there is a wet floor Never trying to carry out a task on my own when it is obvious that another person is required *knowing the fire procedure policy *Basic hygiene *Using personal protective equipment (ppe) at relevant times *Ensuring that all moving and handling is carried out with the minimal lifting technique so as to avoid injury to myself or the service user.
NVQ Level 2 Health and Social Care HSC 22a Carry out health and safety checks before you begin work activities What is safety? It sounds very simple and straightforward: make sure that the place in which you work is safe and secure. However, when you start to think about it – safe for whom or from whom? Safe from tripping over things? Safe from hazardous fumes?
When planning activities we must make sure their there is enough space for the activities to be carried out safely. Toilet areas are also checked on a regular basis throughout the day to make sure it is clean, has toilet paper towels and soap available for hand washing. The temperature of the room also needs to be comfortable and sufficient lighting and there is always fresh drinking water available. A first aider will always be present in the rooms. For a child who has a hearing impairment we would provide visual aids for them so they can be made aware of health and safety, for example if a child was running indoor we could have no running signs around the room and point this out to them.
Safety, ensuring his physical safety is maintained at all times, security at the hospital, locks on the doors, guards on the bed, medication checked/ locked away to reduce risk of wrong medication being given or overdose. Providing individualised care, making sure Raoul has the treatment he needs, eg the operation, pain relief as and when needed, help with bathing, the food he prefers. Activity 8: Exam style
1.2 Duty of Care affects my own work because I have the responsibilities to keep service users safe and from harm. I have to do everything in my power to protect them from others and themselves. My service uses rely on me to create and keep a safe environment. Some examples are making sure the water they use to wash is the correct temperature, make sure equipment is stored away properly, Never leave the building unattended. These are things I could do to make their home safer.