1. Understanding the Importance of Good Personal Hygiene Personal hygiene is important for many reasons; these can be personal, social, health reasons, psychological or simply as a way of life. Essentially, keeping a good standard of hygiene helps to prevent development and spread of infections, illnesses and bad odours. Many people can be conscious of hygiene needs and self-esteem, confidence and motivation can suffer through bad hygiene practice. Any injuries or cuts and grazes are present then the wound should be cleaned and dressed as this can help reduce the risk of infection and pain.
IUNIT 249 PRINCIPLES OF SUPPORTING AN INDIVIDUAL TO MAINTAIN PERSONAL HYGIENE Outcome 1: understand the importance of good personal hygiene 1. Explain why personal hygiene is important. Personal Hygiene is important for feeling good about your self, comfortable and clean. Good personal hygiene means the reduction of body odour which can be unpleasant for the individual and others. Personal hygiene also makes you have feelings of self-worth and can make you feel valued.
Also having good personal hygiene can make you feel valued. 1.2- Describe the effects of poor personal hygiene on health and well being: If personal hygiene is not maintained an individual’s skin can break down this can lead to getting sores, infections and pain for the individual. Also if personal hygiene isn’t maintained it can also affect the individual’s mental health, this can lead to a lack in confidence and insecurities. Emotional and physical well-being can also be affected as well if personal hygiene isn’t maintained. Emotional is affected as the person doesn’t feel good in themselves, and physical is affected if their health starts to decrease.
Outcome 1.1 Explain why personal hygiene is important. Personal hygiene is Important in my job role so as not to risk the spread of infection and bad bacteria from dirty hands or clothes. Personal hygiene is also important for feeling good, being clean and comfortable not smelling bad. Personal hygiene also makes you feel happy and valued as people will want to be with you and spend their time with you. Good personal hygiene is important for health and wellbeing as being clean will leave you feeling happier.
Institutional abuse The systematic poor practices that affect the whole care setting. Self neglect Service user's value of hygiene and general sense of well-being is compromised. Neglect by others Correct care is not being delivered to service user, deliberate or not. Identify the signs and/or symptoms associated with each type of abuse Physical abuse; bruising, cowering or flinching, weight loss. Sexual abuse; bruising around personal regions, damaged/stained underwear.
SAFEGUARDING AND PROTECTION Recognise the signs, recognise the risks and know how to respond !!! Protect, Report, Preserve, Record and Refer Institutional Abuse – can arise from poor standards of care, low staffing levels and inadequate training. Typically associated with abuse in a care home setting where the basis for planning the systems rules and regulations is not the welfare, rights and dignity of the residents but at the convenience of the staff and management. Can include over medicating, unnecessary use of restraint and withholding drink, food or medication. Physical Abuse – Includes slapping, hitting, biting, misuse of medication, catheterisation for the convenience of staff, leaving people in wet or soiled clothes or bedding, force feeding and refusing access to toilet facilities.
Low self-esteem, poor self-image, negative self-worth and low self-confidence can have a lasting effect on education and progress at work, leading to a loss of motivation to achieve. Stress itself has a number of consequences, such as tiredness. People can develop mental illness, such as anxiety and depression, as a consequence of stress related to
Describe the effects of poor personal hygiene on health and well-being. Being ignorant about good hygiene practices may lead to certain consequences. These consequences may vitiate health issues to social and professional effects. Body odor is one of the most common results of poor hygiene. The main cause of body odor is interaction of sweat and bacteria created by the apocrine glands.
Neglect by others, this could be not taking care of the basic needs of an individual like toileting, washing, feeding and personal care. Physical abuse signs can be bruises, bite marks, burn marks and changes in behaviour. Sexual abuse signs can be disturbing behaviour like self-harming, inappropriate sexual behaviour, depression, low self esteem and inability to form relationships. Emotional/psychological abuse can be withdrawn, loss of self esteem and self confidence. Financial abuse can be insecurity, loss of trust, fearful and disappearance of possessions.
- Identify factors which might put an individual at risk of skin breakdown and pressure sores. The factors that can put individuals ate risk of developing pressure sores are: ➢ Poor nutrition or hydration ➢ A health condition that limits the blood supply (diabetes) making the skin vulnerable to bruising and damage ➢ Poor mobility ➢ Age ➢ Urine or bowel incontinence 4. - Describe how incorrect handling and moving techniques can damage the skin. When using incorrect moving and handling techniques you can put residents at risk. This can happen when residents are moved into: ➢ Chairs- The client may not be able to get out or change position.