Explain why the tissue viability risk assessment should be regularly reviewed and repeated

Tissue viability risk assessment is very important as part of individual’s health and wellbeing. It is also an organisational requirement and our duty of care. Most of the individuals in our service provision are aged and vulnerable to immunity. Some of them are with no mobility and lack of mental capacity. As part of our duty of care, we must carry out duties which concerns to individual’s health and wellbeing.

Individuals with existing skin conditions may exacerbate if we do not regularly monitor or review the tissue viability risk assessment. Individuals may require further treatment which cannot be identified, if we do not review tissue viability risk assessment regularly. Failure to carry out tissue viability risk assessment or review or monitor existing risk assessment can result in safeguarding issue.

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Explain the roles of different agencies in safeguarding and protecting individuals from abuse?

CQC: Care quality commission has their duty to set guideline and monitor on health and social care organisations and agencies to protect individual from harm and abuse. If any care provider fails to protect individuals from harm and abuse or does not meet the standard set out by care quality commission then care provider will be forced to close down and pay penalty.

The Police: Police is mostly the first contact to safeguard and protect individual from abuse. Their responsibilities are to record, investigate, safeguard and report.

Safeguarding Adults Board: Their responsibilities are to share information among all local safeguarding agencies and monitor their action and activities regarding safeguarding issues.

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Identify ways of working that can help improve partnership working

Identify skills and approaches needed for resolving conflicts

How would you use the information about communication abilities and needs of the individual to ensure effective communication?

To establish effective communication and positive interaction you must have to aware of individual’s communication abilities. If you know the person’s communication ability then you have to take into account whether any aid or support necessary to establish effective communication. Suppose an individual with hearing difficulties you are trying to communicate. You have to ensure that individual has his hearing aid on before interaction. If there isn’t any hearing aid then you have to send individual for an assessment to local GP. And if you try to establish written communication with a blind person then you must provide Braille transcription.

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List of different techniques that can be used to facilitate positive interactions with an individual with dementia?

·        Make sure person is conscious (Not sleeping)

·        Noise free environment

·        Be patient

·        Use of gesture, writings, cards and pictures if required

·        Use clear, short and simple phrases for conversation

·        Repeat conversation if required

·        Nod gently when person is replying or trying to reply

Identify ways of working that can help improve partnership working

Identify skills and approaches needed for resolving conflicts

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Assignment 2.1: Case Study

2.1

 Aggy is 82 years old and has lived in the location where you work for 2 and half years. Recently, Aggy has become very forgetful, appears confused and is sometimes unable to recognise her daughter or her surroundings. Aggy's daughter is very upset by the recent changes to her mother's health and is convinced that she is now living with dementia.

2.1

·    How will a diagnosis be achieved for Aggy?

Aggy’s diagnosis for dementia can only be achieved by her GP. Aggy’s Friend, family member or carer should contact her GP for early diagnosis as soon as the symptoms are appearing.

·   What consideration will medical professionals use when carrying out Aggy’s diagnosis?

Medical professional should consider Aggy’s symptoms, age, other medical history, cognitive skills, psychiatric evaluation, recent medications, depression, relationship status and social status etc. Medical professional should also consider the following causes for her forgetfulness, confusion and disorientation in order to determine the right cause:

Ø  Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)

Ø  An overactive and underactive thyroid gland

Ø  Dehydration

Ø  Poor Nutrition

Ø  Side effect of continued medication

Ø  Urinary tract infection

Also other symptoms like depression, melancholy and stress

 

level should be examined.

·   What medication could be prescribed for Aggy and what desired effect would this have?

There is no cure for dementia. But various medications and therapies doctors use to delay the progress of dementia. In aggy’s case doctors may prescribe anti-depressant or anti-anxiety medication along with other psychological therapies such as cognitive stimulation therapy.

·    How would medication help Aggy?

Cognitive stimulation therapy involves taking part in various activities and exercises which can improve aggy’s thinking and memory skills. It also helps to regain self-esteem. Sedative drug may help her to better sleep if the cause is arises from sleep disturbance. Also anti-depressant medication helps person to relaxing mode.

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