Btec Level 3 J.Worzley Unit 97: LD 206 C – Support Individuals to Maintain Personal Hygiene. 1.1 Explain why personal hygiene is important It is important to maintain personal hygiene, in order to care for ones own appearance & to eliminate body odours that may cause offence to others. Personal hygiene refers to the cleaning and grooming of the body. Personal hygiene is an important form of protection against disease and infections of all kinds. Hygiene promotes comfort, safety, and health.
* Clean/disinfect spillages of blood/body fluids as per guidance. * Maintain a clean environment to minimise the accumulation bacteria potentially harmful to patients. * Immunisations and infection control * Principles of good hygiene * Importance of appropriate protective clothing * General cleanliness * Principles of isolation nursing * Immunisation and infection control * Safe practice procedures * Management of outbreaks of infection Another common practice is that when in health care workers look are looking at areas of a patient's body which are prone to spread infection or are vulnerable to infection they wear protective clothing. This includes face masks and disposable gloves. This is done for two main reasons firstly so the workers themselves don't get infected if the patient has an infection and
Cleaning schedules are in place to prevent and control infections. The environment should be visibly clean and acceptable to residents, staff and visitors. Regular cleaning is important to maintain the appearance and function of the premises, the chosen method of cleaning should remove the contamination and not spread it. Cleaning schedules are put in place to inform users, staff and visitors who cleaned, what is cleaned, what time and day cleaning takes place, whether something needs to be cleaned daily, weekly or monthly and what chemicals were used to clean. 3.
Unit 86 – Maintain Personal Hygiene 1.1 Explain why personal hygiene is important Maintaining personal hygiene is of key importance for many reasons; personal, social, health, psychological or simply as a way of life. Keeping a good standard of hygiene helps to prevent the development and spread of infections, illnesses and bad odours. Poor hygiene can also have a negative impact on an individuals social life as friends and family with notice your appearance or odour for example and as a result wont want to bother with you. 1.2 Describe the effects of poor hygiene on health and wellbeing Poor hygiene can have a range effects on your health and wellbeing, for example; A build up of sweat and bacteria will cause body odour or B.O. which is probably the most common effect of poor hygiene.
An evaluation of: a) Different types of personal protective equipment (PPE). b) How using PPE can help to prevent the spread of infection. Organisms such as bacteria and virus may enter the body via cuts, contaminated food or water, close contact with an infected person, breathing in the inhaled droplets when infected person coughs or sneeze, touching contaminated surfaces. The best prevention and most effective method is hand washing. Hand washing is the single most important method of preventing and controlling infection.
Support Individuals to maintain Personal Hygiene Understand the Importance of good personal Hygiene 1.1, 1.2 Maintaining a good level of personal hygiene is important because it reduces the risks of infection. This can be done by simply washing and drying properly, including areas such as your face, hair, nails, hands and feet. Personal hygiene is important in everyday life and not just specifically in a health and social care environment; it helps to reduce the spread of germs, viruses and bugs. Maintaining a good level of personal hygiene can help an individual to feel comfortable, especially in social areas. This, in turn, raises self esteem and confidence.
Conclusion. The practice of hand hygiene is not just a means of important infection control but also stops the transmission of infectious diseases and can be minimized by making sure that hands are washed after useing the bathrooon, before eating, after being in contact with other patients or visitors. The best way to reduce the incidents of transmitting infections is to think about washing your hands on a regular basis and make it a rule so as to protect your own and everyones else health. 750
By tying hair back especially when dealing with food. Sneezing in to tissues and placing in the bin. These can all help to reduce the spread of bacteria and organisms. By encouraging others to maintain their personal hygiene to is also a big part in reducing the spread of infections. Speaking to them about issues they might have in a sensitive manner.
Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care (Adults) Support Individuals To Maintain Personal Hygiene Personal hygiene is important because if it’s not carried out it can cause poor health. The effects of poor hygiene can cause skin problems, unpleasant smells and bacterial or parasitic hygiene. When carrying out personal hygiene on individuals, dignity should always be maintained by; •keeping service users covered up whenever possible •always knock and wait before entering a room in case personal care is being carried out. •make sure curtains or blinds are shut. When supporting individuals with personal care there are also risks to your own health.
2.2 Describe the effects of poor personal hygiene on health and well-being By skipping daily hygiene practices there is a greater risk of becoming victim to infectious diseases. Poor personal hygiene is a way of broadcasting to people how you feel—it shows low self-esteem, lack of confidence or a state of depression. Also poor personal hygiene may put others around you in danger by exposing them to the risk of infection. 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 When looking at an individual’s personal hygiene problems we need to ensure that we are not measuring them against our own standards.