CT235 Introduction to Duty of Care in Health, Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings.
CT235 Introduction to Duty of Care in Health, Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings.
Understand the implications of duty of care.
Define the term ‘duty of care’.
All health and social care organisations have a duty of care towards any one that they may look after no matter what their age may be. This basically means that we must do what we can to keep a person of any age in our care safe from harm.
Describe how the duty of care affects own work role.
I must at all times ensure that the person or persons that I look after are free from dangers within their care setting, this maybe from obstacles in the path that they walk that could cause a trip or fall.
Make sure my hands are clean before the preparation of meals and drinks and to ensure person or person’s hands are clean before they start to eat their meal, this can prevent infections.
To ensure person or person’s receive personal care, this can prevent urination burns, good hygiene to prevent infection to themselves and others.
Understand support available for addressing dilemma’s that may arise about duty of care.
2.1 Describe dilemma’s that may arise between the duty of care and individual’s rights.
1 dilemma could be personal care whether they are capable of assisting with their own personal care or of in need of receiving assistance with personal care. We are here to help maintain good personal hygiene but sometimes a person will refuse to assist themselves or allow someone to assist them, if this happens then it is their right to refuse they cannot be forced into something they do not want to do or receive something they don’t want.
2.2 Explain where to get additional support and advice about how to resolve such dilemma’s. I would talk to the person whose personal hygiene was in question, to try and find out what the problem may be or look in their care plan to look at their background as there could be something within their past that could help. Also if a
Understand the implications of duty of care.
Define the term ‘duty of care’.
All health and social care organisations have a duty of care towards any one that they may look after no matter what their age may be. This basically means that we must do what we can to keep a person of any age in our care safe from harm.
Describe how the duty of care affects own work role.
I must at all times ensure that the person or persons that I look after are free from dangers within their care setting, this maybe from obstacles in the path that they walk that could cause a trip or fall.
Make sure my hands are clean before the preparation of meals and drinks and to ensure person or person’s hands are clean before they start to eat their meal, this can prevent infections.
To ensure person or person’s receive personal care, this can prevent urination burns, good hygiene to prevent infection to themselves and others.
Understand support available for addressing dilemma’s that may arise about duty of care.
2.1 Describe dilemma’s that may arise between the duty of care and individual’s rights.
1 dilemma could be personal care whether they are capable of assisting with their own personal care or of in need of receiving assistance with personal care. We are here to help maintain good personal hygiene but sometimes a person will refuse to assist themselves or allow someone to assist them, if this happens then it is their right to refuse they cannot be forced into something they do not want to do or receive something they don’t want.
2.2 Explain where to get additional support and advice about how to resolve such dilemma’s. I would talk to the person whose personal hygiene was in question, to try and find out what the problem may be or look in their care plan to look at their background as there could be something within their past that could help. Also if a