REFLECTIVE ESSAY on Learning Outcome No 3 Nutritional support refers to any method of giving nutrients which encourages an optimal nutritional status. It includes modifying the types of food eaten, dietary supplementation, enteral tube feeding and parenteral nutrition. One of the most common types of enteral nutrition nowadays is the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) feeding which is dominantly used for someone who are unable to swallow or eat enough and needs long term artificial feeding ( Nelson, 2000). As an ONP student adapting in the UK, I felt that learning the proper technique in PEG feeding an elderly client is an important aspect of my nursing practice hence the reason why I made this as one of my learning outcomes. Enteral feeding is already a familiar procedure for me since in my past experiences as a nurse in the Philippines I have encountered patients whose nutrition is met through the use of it.
Peejay Taylor Case Study NVQ Unit 4 – 2.1, 2.2 Tech Cert Unit 5 – 2.1, 2.2 Case study one: You are a support worker for Mrs. Ahmed who is 89, physically frail and lives alone. She has diabetes. Mrs. Ahmed wants to eat foods that are not suitable for her medical condition, and ask you to shop for her as she is not able to get to the shop herself. 1. Describe the difficulties for you in exercising your duty of care and upholding Mrs. Ahmed’s right to choose.
207 Task B B1 Two ways of finding out about the history, preferences, wishes and needs of an individual using our service are : 1. Ask the individual about themselves and how they would like to receive their care. For example ensuring that people are fully involved in any decision that affects their care, including personal decisions (such as what to eat, what to wear and what time to go to bed), 2. If the individual does not have capacity then ask the family about their history the routines they used to keep and preferences or the people who have done the assessment about what they may need in their care package. For example if they used have breakfast a nine in the morning because they liked to lay in till then, they may wish to do this still but cant communicate that so by finding out habits from the family you have a better chance of fulfilling their wishes.
| |Altruism |Personal altruism can be defined as |I work in a nursing home and there is one | | |“concern for the welfare of others rather |particular resident who is very lonely. I | | |than one’s own (Johnson, Haigh, |make a point at least once a week to sit | | |Yates-Bolton 2007).” An example of this |with her during my lunch and chit-chat | | |would be not just passing medications and |about everyday things to cheer her up. | | |doing your “duties”, but also displaying a | | | |calm, caring and reassuring atmosphere to | | | |best benefit the patient. | | |Autonomy |“Autonomy is the freedom to make |An example of Autonomy would be holding a | | |discretionary and binding decisions that |BP medication due to a low reading. This is| |
2. Know about the role of the adult social care worker 2.1: Identify daily tasks in a range of adult social care roles: Personal care, assisting with food prepare/drinks and med prompting, supporting with shopping and home tasks. 2.2: Outline hoe duty of care might apply to the adult social care worker’s daily role: Acting in the best interest of the service user and act within your competence and do not take on something you do not believe you can safely do and always report if you have any concerns. 2.3: Give examples of how to provide
When we went out of the patient’s room, I felt a little strange so I asked my buddied nurse: "Do we need to watch patient eat there pills before we leave". She said: "This patient has been here for a long time. I know she will eat the medications". After my buddied nurse told me her reason, I didn’t say anything, but now I feel very sorry. If the time can go back, I will help the patient eat all of the medications before I leave.
Theory relating eating and drinking will be covered during Health and Social care workshops. Practical instruction will be given by experienced staff in your work place. Learners will also need to complete a workbook and activities to demonstrate their understanding. These will be handed in to the health and social care assessor and feedback will be given. The activity book should then be kept in your portfolio as evidence for your Diploma.
Michele greenhill 20/6/14. self reflection on provide mobility unit Hsc 2002.1 _________________________ On my shift l was assisting a resident with different health conditions ,The main health condition is parkinsons disease This effects his ability to walk also to communicate .I am aware of the residents communication needs and support needed for mobility because l have supported the resident on previous shifts at my work place .If l did not know the resident l would get to know the support he needed by the nurse at handover and l would also read his care plan before starting my shift at work that day because this would tell me all the needs ,wishes ,and prefrences of the resident as this helps us to use a person centred approach with each invidual resident .l then went to check the hoist and noticed the battery was flat and needed charging so l took it of the hoist and took it to the charging station to be put on charge .Then l informed the nurse in charge .l did this because some other carer off the previous shift who last used it did not check the battery after use to see if it needed charging up so this left us with one less hoist to use till the battery was charged again .l then went to look for a different hoist when l found one l checked it was safe to use and the battery was working and it was .l then went to the bedroom to see the resident .l knocked on the door and waited as the resident needs time to answere because he suffers with parkinsons desease and his reactions are slow even when verbally communicating ,also when he verbally communicates he finds it hard using the right words and needs to be given time to answere .when the resident is in a noisy area for example the dining room his reactions become even slower ,so he prefers to sit in the lounge or bedroom because its quieter .l waited for the resident to tell me to come into
1) Describe the duties and responsibilities of own role I have worked for my current employer for just under one year. I work with clients with mental health and challenging behaver with in a supported nursing home, My current job role is as a care assistant I am responsible for providing support to the service user which includes: • Assisting with personal hygiene • Assisting to get ready for the day ahead and when on nights ready for bed • Assisting with meal times and prompting the service user to eat • Assisting with any appointments the service user needs to attend • Report any incidents such as slips trips and fouls ect • Assisting the service user with social life and contacting family and friends if required • Keeping
At the start of my work I felt lack of confidence as working environment here slightly different and don’t have much experience in caring vulnerable adult people as my previous nursing experience mostly involved in caring young children at home country. I would describe on the event takes place and describe that event during my clinical practice in which I have dealt with a 72 year old Spanish lady, having Dementia disease. After 4 weeks of my placement, one day I noticed this lady was sitting on her bed during the regular dinner time. She needs to be assisted if she wanted to stand or walk. So I took her dinner and fed on the bed.