Unit 4222-266 Outcome 1 1. The general principles for environmental cleaning are to remove and stop dust and dirt building up on objects. By doing this you can provide a safe and clean environment for your patients by preventing and lowering the risk of infection. 2. Cleaning schedules are in place to prevent and control infections.
Although the use of Ephedra may have many side effects and weight that was lost may resurface, it is still effective in assisting those who are struggling with obesity. Alternative therapy for this issue would focus more so on making lifestyle changes as well as changes within the diet where herbal supplements will be used to help assist smoother yet healthier transition providing better and long-lasting results (University of Vermont, 2006). Complementary therapy would include a very invasive approach to obesity as it would be the equivalent to bariatric surgery. This procedure would assist those who are obese by making their stomach smaller which would cut down food portions and eventually lead to weight lost. However, this method is quite
Maintenance dose in exercise performance (for adults ages 19 and older): Take 2g daily. Your body may absorb creatine better when you take it with carbohydrate foods, such as fruits, fruit juices, and starches. The doses listed have been tested frequently in athletes. But it’s not known whether these dosages have the same effects in non-athletes (UMMC). Overall, although creatine may have negative effects, it can boost your muscle strength if you use the right amount at the right time.
Close monitoring and early, aggressive intervention is recommended the goals include preventing and controlling lung infections, intestinal blockage, and loosening and removing mucus from the lungs, and the best is providing good nutrition and electrolyte balance. This can be done with medications such as antibiotics, mucus thinning drugs, bronchodilators, and oral pancreatic enzymes. This can also be achieved by surgery and or other procedures; nasal polyp removal, oxygen therapy, endoscopy and lavage. More aggressively is a lung transplant, feeding tube, or bowel surgery. Once again due to this fact that CF is not curable these are only for therapeutic services.
Some individuals being supported may need to be sensitively reminded about hygiene, it is good practice to explain the reasons for maintaining good hygiene levels, whilst respecting people's differences and attitudes to taking care of themselves. 2.2 Protective equipment, clothing and precautions should be followed at all times when working to minimise the risk of infection. Uniforms should be clean on each day and washed separately from other laundry. Gloves, aprons and good hand washing techniques should be used when providing personal care for individuals as germs can spread very easily in care home settings. 2.3 Concerns about the safety and hygiene of equipment or facilities used for personal care should be reported to your line manager or house manager immediately.
They are also medication that controls attacks. That can reduce inflammation so breathing is easier and stops swelling seeing a doctor is a good thing and they will tell you steps and how to prevent asthma. There are four steps; mild stage 1, moderate stage 2, severe stage3, and respatory failure stage4.They also have inhaling drugs that are designed to open up airways. If the person has and infection they are given
Some of the side effects such as throat irritation, headache, vertigo and nausea (Odum, O'Dell, & Schepers, 2012). Electronic cigarettes have been proven to be safer than traditional cigarettes due to the fact that the only carcinogenic chemical in the liquid is nicotine and that can be cut out completely. The liquids come in many different flavors to appeal to the users of electronic cigarettes. There are liquids with 16mg, 8mg and 6mg of nicotine and no nicotine at all. I think that with the ability to adjust the nicotine intake would make it easier for one to slowly wean themselves from
Monitoring my nutrient intake will also assist with weight loss which will improve the issues that I have with my knees. I would like to achieve the goal of exercising at least 3 times a week and eat a healthy diet which will result in a weight loss of 100 pounds which is my ultimate goal. I also have the goal of keeping a food diary which will assist me with the monitoring of my nutrient intake. This will assist me in knowing which foods I must decrease in eating and others I may need to increase in eating. I am sure that vegetables and fruits will be foods that I must increase intake.
Using PPE like gloves and aprons also helps reduce the spread of infection. PPE should be removed as soon as you leave the individuals working environment. Encouraging the individual's personal hygiene:- Some individuals will require prompting to undertake their personal hygiene, some will require assistance to undertake their personal hygiene and some individuals with require their personal hygiene to be undertaken on their behalf. Educating the individuals to the reasons why personal hygiene is important and the benefits that it brings to quality of life and dignity should be explained. Unit
If only people would realize that by going towards a holistic approach rather than the traditional method of taking medications, people would be much healthier in the long run. A Tufts University Health and Nutrition article recently espoused a new research review that “shows that boosting your potassium level can be just as important for healthy blood pressure – and may protect your heart in the bargain” (Boosting 8). The medical industry might have you believe otherwise. Oftentimes doctors and specialists will prescribe heart medicine or blood pressure medicines before ever even contemplating the much less intrusive, and equally as effective, holistic approach that might include eating bananas or avocados (both are chock full of potassium). The same article offered additional everyday common sense steps to take including; eschewing the salt-shaker and reducing salt intake from processed foods as “an obvious and responsible step” (Boosting 8).