HSC 2028: Move and position individuals in accordance with their plan of care 1. Understand anatomy and physiology in relation to moving and positioning individuals. 1.1. Outline the anatomy and physiology of the human body in relation to the importance of correct moving and positioning individuals. One of the roles as a care worker is assisting individuals to move and position themselves.
Dementia - The person may be confused and might not understand what you are saying and when you are supporting them to move. You should show the person by your actions and allow more time to complete the position change. Stroke - A person may have one arm or leg stronger than the other. This needs to be taken into account when weight bearing or moving as to avoid putting unnecessary pressure on the weak side. 2 Understand current legislation and agreed ways of working when moving and positioning individuals 2.1 Management of health and safety at work regulation – This introduced the requirements for risk assessment when moving and position individuals.
In a further instance of a condition which affects the way we would need to assist an individual to move, someone with arthritis would need to be gently supported as they may be in pain when repositioning or moving and this would cause discomfort. A client who has had a stroke may have one side affected more than the other, in this case we would take this into account when moving in order to not put pressure on the client's weaker side. Someone with a visual disability may need more verbal and kinesthetic assistance and guidance, perhaps more reassurance than others, to give then a clearer 'direction' given their lack of sight. 2.1 Describe how current legislation and agreed ways of working affect working practices related to moving and positioning individuals Legislation which affects current working practices include the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations - this covers the requirement for risk assessment, for risks when moving and positioning individuals and how they must be assessed, acted on and reviewed, and that all staff must be trained in the moving and positioning of individuals. The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations - LOLER - introduce the requirement for employers to provide lifting equipment that is safe to use and maintained and that staff must be provided
Q1.2 Describe the impact of specific conditions on the correct movement and positioning of and individual A1.2 there are a number of conditions that can impact on moving and positioning of individuals, these include arthritis, Parkinson's disease, cerebral palsy, stroke and amputation of limbs. Below are some of the problems that may occur with such conditions. Arthritis. Arthritis suffers will often have stiff and painful joints and frequently a limited range of movement within the affected area. Parkinson's disease.
Move and Position Individuals in Accordance with their Plan of Care 1.1 Understand the anatomy and physiology of the human body in relation to the importance of correct moving and positioning individuals Having an understanding of basic anatomy and physiology can help reduce the risk of harm to you or others when undertaking moving and handling procedures. The level of assistance individuals need can vary, from needing help to get out of a chair to being completely dependent on others to move them, to turn them over and to alter their position in any way, for example, if they are unconscious or paralysed. It is essential that people are moved and handled in a sensitive and safe way. This is also vital for you as a worker, to prevent injury to yourself. It is possible to minimise the risk to both you and the people whom you support by following the correct procedures and using the right equipment.
People who care for dementia sufferers may find that as the illness progresses they will have to start discussions to get the person to make conversation. This is common. Their ability to process information gets progressively weaker and their responses can become delayed. Impaired depth perception, loss of vision, loss of colour vision, loss of contrast sensitivity and hallucinations are all problems that may be associated with dementia. As a carer non-verbal communication will become important, body language, facial expressions, gestures, eye contact and tone of voice will have to be taken into account when communicating with a sufferer.
Fractures can also happen if there is an accident with for example equipment like a hoist and this falls onto the individual when moving/positioning them or using the wrong sling size and the individual falls out. 1.2 Describe the impact of specific conditions on the correct movement and positioning of an individual When I am working with individuals with different conditions this affects how we support them to move and change positions. An individual with dementia who is confused might not understand what we are saying and when we are supporting her/him to move so we have to show the individual by our actions and take time to do this. Individuals with arthritis have to be
Move and Position Individuals in Accordance withtheir Plan of Care: 1.1 When moving and position an individual it is important to make sure that yu do not move them more then the body is capable of, as muscles can only move bone at the joint allows.Sudden movements and pulling can cause pulled muscles or tear tendons which can cause a lot of pain.Putting pressure on individual hand or body when moving from one position to another can cause fracture of the bone. 1.2 Specific conditions could be arthritis , stiff, painful joints and frequently have limited movements in the affected areas.Stroke ,paralysis or weakness which affects one side of their body. 2.1 Every time a care worker moves or position the individual they are manually handling
HSC 2028 MOVE AND POSITION INDIVIDUALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLAN OF CARE 1.1 Outline the anatomy and physiology of the human body in relation to the importance of correct moving and positioning of individuals The anatomy which the physical structure of the body and physiology which is the normal functions of the body help individuals to move their limbs. Muscles have the power of contraction thus it produce movement of the body and allow the bones to work like hinges. When moving someone/individual it is important to remember that the muscles can only move the joint as far as the bones will allow them. 1.2 Describe the impact of specific conditions on the correct movement and positioning of an individual If an individual has suffered from a stroke this may cause loss of movement in the limbs on one side of the body (hemiplegic). In that case it is very important to remember that when you are assisting an individual with regards to dressing you need to dress the individual firstly the bad side and when undressing him/her you do the bad side lastly to prevent discomfort.
The patient/individual/service user may also experience quite a lot of pain which will and can effect mobility. When your in a lot of pain you cant move around like you could if you were pain free, the same can be said for a person with stitches as you don't want to exert too much pressure on the area that has been stitched. There is also the pain medication to take into consideration, there are lots of pain medications that can cause drowsiness along with other side effects, Its not advised to drive whilst on these types of medication and that would also include the use of a mobility scooter. Amputation – This can quite obviously effect mobility especially if the limb(s) amputated are a leg or legs. There are options to have artificial legs/limbs but they don't work in the way that a real leg would.