It also creates poor self- image, low self – esteem, isolation. Even it can make you lose confidence. Therefore it is advisable to have a good personal hygiene as it helps to bring out the good things about the individual. 2.1 Support an individual to understand factors that contribute to good personal hygiene. To support an individual to understand factors that contribute to good personal hygiene will involve using a diplomatic & polite way to talk to the individual about the topic.
UNIT 23 support personal hygiene 1.1 Explain why personal hygiene is important Personal Hygiene is important as keeping a good level of hygiene helps to prevent the development and spread of illnesses, infections and bad odours. It also makes you feel good about yourself and makes you feel valued. 1.2 Describe the effects of poor personal hygiene on health and wellbeing If you don’t maintain your personal hygiene it can affect your mental health leading you too feel insecure about yourself making you lose confidence. Your emotional wellbeing would also be affected by you not feeling good about yourself. Your physical health would also deteriorate and your social life would also be affected due to your physical appearance and a bad odour radiating around you making it unpleasant for others to be around.
A stomach bug introduced to a care home can quickly spread between residents and staff. This can cause more serious illness and can complicate other medical conditions. Good personal hygiene can greatly reduce the risk of spreading infection. Some basic principles are:- Wash your self regularly and wash your hair, do not wear personal jewelry, especially when undertaking personal care, keep you clothes and shoes clean, wash your hands regularly, wash your hands after blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing or smoking. Using PPE like gloves and aprons also helps reduce the spread of infection.
Maintaining good personal hygiene includes bathing, washing hands, brushing teeth and wearing clean clothes. It also includes making safe and healthy decisions when interacting with others implementing good personal hygiene practices has both health and social benefits. b. 1.2 Describe the effects of poor hygiene on health and well-being When service users do not maintain personal hygiene certain consequences may develop ranging from social problems to potentially serious diseases. This could led to low self-esteem, neglect, or abuse or be the reason for poor personal hygiene to begin with.
Unit 4222-249 Outcome One Part One Personal hygiene is important because it prevents illness and the spread of germs and disease. Part Two If a person has poor hygiene they could become ill, with sores from improper washing or with other bacterial infections. If a person doesn’t wash properly they could start to smell and this effect their social well-being as people may avoid them or make fun of them. Outcome Two Part One A resident is encouraged to take a daily shower, this has been discussed and negotiated with them and is explained to them in terms they understand that is they do not wash regularly they could become ill and have to go to the doctors. Part Two Residents are spoken to on a one to one basis by their keyworkers.
1. Be able to work with individuals to identify their needs and preferences in relation to personal care 1.1-Encourage an individual to communicate their needs, preferences and personal beliefs affecting their personal care The caring environment may involve many different people therefore it is important as a carer you are aware of individuals needs, preferences and personal beliefs. This may involve a service user of a particular culture or someone simply preferring a bath to a shower either way it is good practice to understand the individuals requirements. Carers may experience difficulty understanding an individuals needs perhaps due to the person being unable to communicate. In cases such as this other forms of communication may
In the hospital ward scenario where there was a patient suffering from dementia, my first recommendation was that cleaners should be trained regularly on how to clean dirty cups properly and should be ensured the consequences for the patients if this was not done properly. I recommended this because if cleaners are trained regularly and reminded on how to clean cutlery properly, and were ensured that this should be done as regular as possible. This recommendation could be referred to the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) because this act includes safe training for the employees, in this case the cleaners. It includes high standards of hygiene which fits into this recommendation because the training involves ensuring how to clean dirty cups properly. (www.legislations.gov.uk, Accessed 04/10/13).
Hand washing is very important to help lower the spread of disease and bacteria. There are some ways that others can be reminded to help them remember to wash. Sometimes there is lack of education which can prevent someone from knowing the importance of washing. Men and women can be affected differently by certain messages and reminders that would encourage them to wash. Although the most effective prevention in spreading disease and bacteria is hand washing some still need to be reminded, importance of washing is not being taught as much as it should, and certain messages and reminders of washing may affect women and men differently.
Down the respirator tract into the lungs. Coughs,cold and other common air Bourne infections. How can our own health or personnel hygiene put others at risk in the work place. Good personal hygiene is one of the most effective ways to protect ourselves, and others, from illness. This means washing hands, being carefully not to cough or sneeze on others, cleaning things that you touch if you are unwell
Emoloyees have a general obligation under the act to take care of others a cooperate with employers' health and safety requirements. Manual handling operations regulations 1992 (amended 2002) Manual handling is a big issue for care providers as people with limited mobility need to be assisted safely to move and transfer. It is important that this is done in a way that respects the dignity of the individual. The problem of lifting an overweight personal for example must be solved and not ignored. Control of substance hazardous to health 2002 In the care sector these regulations may apply to cleaning materials and medications that may be dangerous if not used properly.