5N2770 Care Skills Assignment 3 Brief : Skills Demonstration Reports

Assignment Brief 

Guidelines:

You are required to write three reports on the following skills/tasks.  In the reports you are required to illustrate good client care practice that you will implement in future practices. In each of the reports you need to illustrate understanding and knowledge of your role in promoting safe practices, client independence and dignity during care interventions.

Task 1: Assisting a client with a meal or feeding a client a meal.

Task 2: Assisting a client with Personal Hygiene (tub-bath, bed bathing or showering).

Task 3: Assisting a client to a commode or assisting with toileting a client or emptying a catheter bag.

Your reports will be assessed on the following:

• Efficient preparation for and execution of each task                                 (15 Marks)
• Effective communication with client(s) during each task                        (15 Marks)
• Understand the importance of reporting and recording with colleagues.                                                                                                                                                                (15 Marks)
• Comprehensive understanding and implementation of health and safety requirements                                                                                                                    (15 Marks)

Each Report carries equal marks.

Important Information:

Your work must also protect the anonymity of the client and organisation; thus, all names must be changed. This must be stated clearly in your work.

Word Count   500/600 words per each skill report (+/- 10%)  

Please note: if you do go over your word count deduction will be at tutor discretion, based on the relevance of the information submitted.

Important

• Reports must be written in the first person only.
• In your reports it is important to emphasise good client care, addressing how client’s privacy, dignity, independence, empathy, respect, and positive self-image of clients will be promoted. In reports, it is also of significant importance to use the language of the vocation/profession. Avoiding ‘layman’ terms and inappropriate/unprofessional terms.

For final presentation of your work please ensure:

• Accuracy of information supplied.
• Written in correct context as instructed.
• Quality of Presentation and structure adhered to       Grammatical correctness and proper spelling
• Professional vocational language is used.

Note: Where applicable, in the skill report work can be supported with images of activities/material/equipment/ environment BUT NO IMAGES OF CLIENT CAN BE SUBMITTED.

Please note failure to adhere to the above, may result in deduction of marks.

Instructions:

For Your Skill Reports you can:

1. Choose one of the case studies profiles below to complete the reports and follow the guidelines provided to complete same. The below case studies are a brief overview of a client and you are free to interpret and expand upon the client history, background if you wish.  You can use the same client for all 3 reports if you wish or alternate.   

OR

2. Complete the assignment on a service user you have cared for during work placement or family member relative you have cared for in the home, whereby you have been involved in assisting them with personal care and their healthcare needs.

CASE STUDY ONE

Mary Jones is a 75-year-old female, currently residing in Lakeview Nursing Home.  Mary was admitted to the nursing home four years ago, following a left sided Cerebral Vascular Accident (stroke).  Mary has a supportive family, two daughters and several grandchildren, who frequently visit her on a weekly basis. Mary requires assistances with her activities of daily living, personal hygiene, and dressing, maintaining safe environment, mobility, and elimination needs.  The Barthel index shows Mary is of medium dependency.

CASE STUDY TWO

Michael Byrne is a 72-year-old male, with Parkinson disease, who has reduced mobility, type 2 diabetes, and history of falls. Michael is currently being cared for in his own home, with the support of community health care assistants. Michael lives with his wife (Mary) and receives 3 calls a day under the homecare package.  Michael uses a wheelchair, and a downstairs room has been modified to a bedroom.  Michael requires assistances with personal care and is occasional incontinent of urine and requires incontinent wear. Michael also requires hip protectors due to his history of falls.

CASE STUDY THREE 

Joe Clarke is an 80-year-old male and has Alzheimer’s, diagnosed four years ago, he is currently in the moderate stage of the disease and was admitted to Lakeview Nursing Home 6 months ago, as his family were unable to cope.   Joe requires full assistances and supervision with daily activities of living and is unaware of the ability to maintain a safe environment for himself. He tends to wander and needs to be re orientated to his surroundings frequently.  Joe’s cognitive ability is declining, and he does not recognise his family when they visit.

Structure / Headings for each report:

Please structure your three reports under the following Headings and fully address the key areas. 

• Activity /Task: State the named task to be completed. 
• Introduce the client you will assist, providing relevant background information (Medical problem, age, name, how long in care setting).
• Preparation for task (In this section outline how you would prepare client, environment, materials, equipment and how you would obtain consent).
• Determining Clients Level of Assistances (In this section outline how you would determine client’s level of assistance with this task, for example: asking client, liaising with nurse, reading care plan).
• List the equipment / material you would need to complete this activity efficiently.
• How would you ensure good Infection Control practice when completing this task (Such as: Hand Hygiene, PPE, Waste disposal, Linen Disposal, Surface clean, Equipment clean)?
• What communication skills would you use when communicating with the client during the planning and execution of task? (key areas to be focusing on include verbal and non- verbal skills).
• Outline the health and safety issues that would be involved in this task and show understanding for the rationale for interventions. (Areas to consider include, environment, manual handling, waste disposal, food hygiene, hazards, etc.)
• Outline in detail how this task would be carried/executed from beginning to completion, to include rationale for interventions, demonstrating good client care. (In this section emphasise how you would promote good client care and safety. Addressing how you would maintain dignity, privacy and independence of client).
• Outline how you would communicate with other team members. (reporting and recording on the task).
• Reflection (In this section reflect on your learning and how this will assist you in practice).

PLEASE ENSURE TO CLEARLY REFERENCE All INFORMATION SOURCED IN YOUR WORK WITH EVIDENCE OF IN-TEXT REFERENCING AND SUPPORTING BIBLIOGRAPHY. TO ENSURE THAT THE CORRECT REFERENCING FORMAT IS APPLIED LEARNERS SHOULD REFER TO THE ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES ON REFERENCING DOC. 

PENALTIES WILL BE APPLICABLE (REF MOST UP TO DATE VERSION OF THE PLAGIARISIM POLICY) TO THOSE ASSESSMENTS THAT DO NOT CONSIDER THESE REFERENCING GUIDELINES”

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