African-Caribbean children have oil rubbed into their hair wear braids and need less frequent hair washing, Caucasian childrens hair needs different care from African Caribbean such as washing more frequently and brushing. Head lice is common in any setting or school we try to keep it at bay by sending letters home and treat it using lotions or conditioners with a comb. Teeth are important as having healthy milk teeth encourages the healthy adult teeth. To build strong Milk teeth children need calcium, fluoride, vitamins a, c and d. We recommend to brush teeth after every meal but encourage the children to brush int he mornings
It is important to meet and maintain the physical care needs of children Context Nappy changing Toilet training Washing and bath time Skin, teeth & hair Mealtimes Non-routine physical care Working in partnership Hygienic practice Effects of poor hygiene Hand washing Food hygiene Spillages safety Safe disposal of waste Correct personal protective equipment 1.1/1.2 Nappy changing: You should change your baby's nappies regularly. Your baby's wee, combined with the bacteria in her poo, may make her skin sore and lead to nappy rash. Wash your hands and dry them thoroughly,
After the bath had finished filling I would then proceed to collect the service user from the lounge/ bedroom and assist them with their bathing needs. While assisting with their bathing needs I would apply PPE (gloves, apron) and allow them time to have a nice soak in the bath. When they are ready to get out the bath I would place appropriate non slip mat on the floor and assist the service user to exit the bath. I would help the service user to dry and dress if they require this and then would proceed to return the service user to their lounge/ bedroom before returning to the bathroom and begin the process of cleaning the bathroom ready for the next service user to use. In order to clean this I would collect cleaning equipment from the cleaner’s cupboard and spray the bath with appropriate cleaning agents and using a clean cloth and after cleaning the bath I would rinse this thoroughly with hot water to remove any residue from the bath.
Used when doing personal care and disposing waste Uniform - You should have a clean uniform when starting your shift and remove your uniform at the end of your shift and take it home and wash it. 5.8 Gloves and Aprons are classed as high risk items so you should dispose them in a yellow bag. Uniform can go in the laundry for a wash. Question 6 6.1 > Wash hands before and after every activity > Wear a clean uniform > Cut and clean nails > Have a Bath, wash your hair 6.3 1. Palm to palm 2.
Experience Discuss any training or experience working with the elderly. What would you like most about working with the elderly? What would you like least about working with the elderly? Skills Please indicate whether you have assisted with or performed the following tasks for seniors. Companionship Bathing Grooming or dressing Incontinence Transfer assist yes yes yes yes yes no no no no no Vacuuming Dusting Clean bathrooms Clean kitchen Bed linen changes yes yes yes yes yes no no no no no Laundry Grocery shopping Cooking Driving Medication reminders yes yes yes yes yes no no no no no Additional Information Times you are available to work Number of hours you would like to work each week?
Food Journal Hal N. Samara Chamberlain College of Nursing Nutrition, Health and Wellness February 8, 2015 Introduction Food Journal Nutrition is extremely important for living a healthy lifestyle. Being able to stay committed is also key. Keeping an eye on your personal daily nutrition values and intake is vital to an effective diet. Five weeks ago, I began documenting everything I was eating daily in my food journal. I started this process because I wanted to calculate the calories, fat, protein, sodium etc.
I served the tea and I helped Mrs. A to drink her tea as she needed help feeding. At 10:45 I went in my brake for half an hour. When I returned I completed my care plan and sign all my creams that I applied. After I finished all my paperwork I went in the day room to prepare the tables for lunch. In the day room we have mostly the residents that need help with feeding or need to be encouraged to eat because of their health
With roughly about two years of hard work and intensive studying which includes theoretical and practical classes will get one to the title as a professional hygienist. By working at the dental office, I realized that dental office draws respect to your personality and a dental hygienists work is always
Then she is pulling up the front part of her underwear and trousers and we make sure that they are up on the back also. We make sure that she is tidy and clean, then we help her transfer back to the wheelchair, put on the safety belt, the footplates. In the end we prompt her to wash her hands and dry them. Outcome 4 4.1 Before giving a shower or personal care we must ensure that the room and water temperatures meet the individual’s needs and preferences for washing or bathing or mouth care. I always ask the client what temperature is ok, they touch the water with the hand and tell me if it has to be more hot or cold until they confirm that it is the right temperature for them.
An oral dose of 7.5 mg should be taken once per week for an adult who is treating rheumatoid arthritis or psoriasis, and it should be taken 2 hours before dinner or 2 hours after dinner. To determine what dose a child should take would be based on his/her weight. This medication is given four different ways orally, intravenously, intramuscular, and a spinal tap. If injecting Methotrexate the doctor would put the needle under the skin and inject 25mg per every milliliter. The advantages of having this medication injected is it works faster because it goes straight into the vein, the disadvantages is having to go to the doctor once a week to get the shot.