2 Be able to support individuals to maintain personal hygiene Describe how to maintain dignity of an individual when supporting intimate personal hygiene When supporting an individual with intimate personal hygiene it is important to explain to the individual what is going to happen and ensuring that they understand what is going to happen and that they are comfortable with what is going to happen. Take care to ensure that you have everything you both need for the task to hand to save interruptions causing distress. Lastly shut the door and curtains to ensure total privacy ensure the areas that are not being washed are covered to save embarrassment. Listen to the individual throughout ensuring that they are OK and making sure they don't feel uncomfortable. Identify risks to own health in supporting individuals with personal hygiene routines When supporting others with personal hygiene it is important to wear personal protective
Unit CU2655 support individuals to maintain personal hygiene 1. Understand the importance of good personal hygiene 1. Explain why personal hygiene is important Personal hygiene is important to the individual’s health and well-being. Being clean, and having a respectable appearance is important for maintaining older persons self-esteem too. If you are assisting someone with their personal hygiene, it is important to respect that persons privacy and dignity, as well as carrying out personal hygiene tasks in the manner that the individual wishes you too.
Poor personal hygiene can also lead to low self esteem, low confidence and leave people feeling isolated and depressed. Outcome 2 Be able to support individuals to maintain personal hygiene 2.1 support an individual to understand factors that contribute to good personal hygiene By helping the individual to understand that in order to have good personal hygiene, the individual must have regular wash and bath/shower. This includes washing individuals hair, wearing clean clothes and keeping nails clean. by telling them to wash their hands after using the toilet can help individual to prevent any infections that may affect them. 2.2 address personal hygiene issues with the individual in a sensitive manner without imposing own value To give if the service user the choice they would like to have a wash/shower/bath and when they would to have one.
It is my duty to take care of vulnerable adults and to ensure that their needs and well-being are looked after. I exercise reasonable care with respect to individuals’ best interests, this includes protecting service users from any harm or abuse that may occur and avoiding any acts that could result in injury but it also means respecting service users and giving them choices. I am proficient enough to ensure that every service user is taken care of in a reasonable, responsible and respectful manner. It is my role to ensure that my duty is carried out safely and effectively working alongside my organisation’s policies and procedures. Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice Know how to address dilemmas that may arise between an individuals rights and the duty of care Know how to recognise and handle comments and complaints Know how to recognise and handle incidents errors and Duty of Care is defined simply as a legal obligation to Always act in the best interest of individuals and others Not act or fail to act in a way that results in harm Act within your competence and not take on anything you do not believe you can safely do.
Control means to contain the infection once someone has it for example using personal protective equipment and washing your hands even if they don’t feel dirty. 1:2 Employers’ responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection are set out in the Health and Safety at work act 1974. And this states that employers have a responsibility to protect employees’ from danger and harm, as reasonably practicable. Employers must: * Provide a safe workspace. * Carry out risk assessments to assess the dangers of certain work activities.
They are able to choose how they want their social care support to be delivered. Privacy Every person has the right to some personal space where they can be alone, if they wish. Some people may want to have a private moment to themselves. With toileting on the ward, some people may won’t a commode instead of going out to the toilet. If someone would like to talk to a professional, you need to make sure they have privacy.
Emotional well-being is affected with the person not feeling good in themselves, physical well-being if their health deteriorates and social well-being as the individual may have body odour which will make others find it unpleasant to be around them. 2. Know how to encourage an individual to maintain personal hygiene 3.3 Explain how to address personal hygiene issues with an individual in a sensitive manner without imposing own values It is important to be sensitive and not impose your own values upon the individual; there may be cultural issues or issues around privacy that have to be considered. Explain to the individual that you will always respect their right to privacy and that you are there to help them. 3.4 Describe how to make an individual aware of the effects of poor hygiene on others 3.5 Describe how to support an individual to develop and improve personal hygiene routines 3 Know how to support an individual to maintain personal hygiene 3.1 Identify factors that contribute to
They have to ensure that they are providing vulnerable adults with the right quality of care. With professionals they have no choose but to work within the legislations. The cored of practice for professional is to maintain a personal centred care to preserve dignity, promoting individuals with independence of making choices and treating vulnerable adults with respect. Personal centred need to approach individuals by listening and supporting them with problems which will reduce the chance of being abused. Core principles of care was set for the health and social care services to ensure that principles, guidelines and values was followed to promote standards of equality and diversity toward individuals, making sure that personal information was maintain privately and ensuring that individuals had rights.
Understanding The Principles of Care 1.1 Values 1) The correct way to address a Service Use would be to use their birth name or, if preferred by the Service user, their nickname. Always be polite and respectful, if Staff have to interrupt the Service user always use their preferred name and apologise for disturbing them. 2) A disrespectful way of addressing a Service user would be to call them ‘my lovely’ or ‘matey boy’ or any terminology that could be deemed to be offensive. 3) The Service user has the right to dignity and respect, which is supported by legislation and Company policies to protect them as individuals. The Service user should be treated as an individual to preserve their identity and to give them individual
The right to dignity This means that individuals have a right to preserve their privacy with particular reference to hygiene, feeding etc, for example in a residential home an individual should be bathed with the bathroom door closed, if they cannot drink properly from a cup then special cups should be provided or the necessary support provided; in a hospital curtains should be drawn around the bed whilst receiving treatment or having a bed bath. The right to dignity also refers to the way an individual is spoken to – not demeaning them in any way by calling them names such as ‘darling’ or ‘love’ or by speaking to them in a condescending manner. The right to choice Individuals should be included in decision-making regarding their care – what food they want to eat, what treatments they wish to have. Individuals should be given the information they need to make informed choices. Discuss how you think this could be achieved in different care