Care Skills
Patrick is 82 years old and is a client that you work with. Patrick is blind, he has slowly lost his sight over the last 5 years. Increasingly over time, Patrick has begun to isolate himself socially.
You are required to write an assignment based on Patrick and include the following items:
1.Outline the physical, emotional, social, psychological and spiritual issues to be aware of when caring for an elderly person
2.Identify the different care needsbetween Patrick who is blind and a sighted resident.-discuss in particular the difference in dressing and eating needs
3.Describe how you, as a health care worker, would support and assist Patrick to satisfy his social needs
4.Reflect on key learning achieved during this assignment
Marks will also be allocated for the following:
- Demonstrate evidence of critical thinking, additional research and correct referencing
- Formatting of project and overall layout (1 Marks)b)Assignment Two (20%) –Word Count 1000 words (+/-10 %) Mary is 72 years old and is a client that you work with. Mary has recently had surgery and needed to have a colostomy device. This has caused a major upheaval in her life and she is finding it difficult to adjust.
You are required to write an assignment based on Mary and include the following items:
1.Outline the issues to be aware of when attending to Mary’s personal care needs post-surgery (4 Marks)
2.Discuss best practicesin relation to stoma care
3.Discuss how you could support Mary in maintaining:-Her dignity while assisting her in changing her colostomy device-Enhance her Independence-Promote positive self-image
4.In terms of Infection Prevention & Control, describe how you would dispose of any soiled linen
5.Reflect on key learning achieved during this assignment Marks will also be allocated for the following:
- Demonstrate evidence of critical thinking, additional research and correct referencing
- Formatting of project and overall layout
