A risk assessment enables all parties, employees, employer and visitors that they are within a safe environment; those things are in place to reduce the risk of harm or potential risk. Describe correct procedures that relate to skincare? Infection control procedures relating to good personal hygiene include: • Hand washing - the spread of many pathogens can be prevented with regular hand washing. You should thoroughly wash your hands with water and soap for at least 15 seconds after visiting the toilet, before preparing food, and after touching clients or equipment. Dry your hands with disposable paper towels.
Once an item has been cleaned it must be dried thoroughly with a disposable cloth to prevent any organisms multiplying. 2.3 Disinfecting agents are used to reduce the number of microorganisms. Disinfectants are governed by COSHH regulations 1999. Storage and usage instructions should be adhered to. The correct PPE should also be used when disinfecting items ensure that the solution reaches all surfaces of the item to ensure thorough disinfection before the sterilisation process can
Hand washing is the single most important method of preventing and controlling infection. All staff in social care settings has to learn hand washing technique. Personal hygiene is the basic consent of cleaning, grooming and caring for our bodies. Personal hygiene prevents the spread of germs and diseases and helping dealing with cross-contamination. All care workers have a responsibility to maintain personal hygiene, look clean, should not wear artificial nails, and manicure natural finger nails.
It is important to meet and maintain the physical care needs of children Context Nappy changing Toilet training Washing and bath time Skin, teeth & hair Mealtimes Non-routine physical care Working in partnership Hygienic practice Effects of poor hygiene Hand washing Food hygiene Spillages safety Safe disposal of waste Correct personal protective equipment 1.1/1.2 Nappy changing: You should change your baby's nappies regularly. Your baby's wee, combined with the bacteria in her poo, may make her skin sore and lead to nappy rash. Wash your hands and dry them thoroughly,
So as a precaution to prevent infection being spread from the bacteria on the hand they often wash their hands regularly with anti-bacterial hand wash. Standard Precautions * Protect broken skin * Observe the hand hygiene policy * Use protective clothing correctly * Observe aseptic precautions for all invasive procedures/manipulation of catheters. * Clean, disinfect and/or sterilise as appropriate reusable equipment between each use. * Handle and dispose of bed linen correctly. * Dispose of sharps and clinical waste correctly. * Clean/disinfect spillages of blood/body fluids as per guidance.
Before putting blaster I | | | |washed my hands. The National Care Standards 4.2 says, that “The home is run in a way that | | | |protects from any avoidable risk or harm and infection” and My Home Sharps Injury Policy 3.5 | |223.7e | |says, that “Cover the wound with a waterproof dressing”. | |
Here is some of the routine I do. • Make sure I wash my hands before and after use it, then use glove if there has been any body fluids on the equipment, get the right wipes, to clean the equipment, then I would dispose of it in the clinical waste bin which is a yellow bag in all the rooms. • If I see that something is not right with the equipment I would then report it to the
To wash their hands before any care is carried out and again before leaving. To be mindful of minimising the risk of spreading infection to others. If such infections as MRSA are known to be present it should be highlighted in the records of the individual for all carers to see. All PPE should be disposed of in the correct way. All training they received on prevention and control of infections should be adhered to.
Assessment One Outline the health and safety policies and procedures of the work setting. In my setting I have to learn to do the tasks of: • Nappy Changing • Food Preparation and Clearing • Children’s Sleep Pattern • Fire Procedures • Key Personal files and individual Learning Plans (ILP’s) • The care of the nursery equipment • Lifting and handling • Safeguarding Children • Staff Presentation and Safety • Grievances • Accidents • Security Toilet and Nappy Changing Procedures The Policy and Procedures of the Montessori Lido of toileting and nappy changing. We MUST make sure that we have completely washed our hand so that we have limited the number of germs that might be living on them, all so we HAVE to wear the disposable gloves along with the blue plastic apron. Once we have done that then we let the child get the changing mat while we gather together all the equipment that we should need such as nappy bags, disposable gloves, blue apron, wipes, book of records, the Child’s bag which should contain their own nappies, wipes (if they don’t have the wipes then we can use the ones provided by the nursery) and cream. Once colleted then first we put on the disposable gloves and apron as well as wiping down the changing mat with a small amount of antibacterial spray.
Hands should be washed under running water for 10-15 seconds using soap or antiseptic washand dried with paper towel. In addition to washing hands with antiseptic products you can use hand sanitizers. Practising good hand hygiene prevents transmission of nosocomial infections which are only aquired while in the health care facility. Encouraging patients, workers and visitors to do the same will continue the cycle of infection control. Conclusion.