Non Care Workers

A program given by Missouri Home Care Alliance in 1997, were also evaluated to identify the high-tech ways to provide home care to the patients (Luehm, Fauerbach, 1999). In order to analyze the strategies for the Infection Surveillance, Prevention, and Control in Home Care, some methods are also given by The Arizona Association for Home Care, which were used by Emily Rhinehart to measure the rates of urinary tract infections (Woomer, Long, Anderson, Greenberg, 1999). According to the article ‘National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System (NNIS): Description of surveillance methods’, which is evaluated by the researcher, laboratory and cultural tests are not practical in home care. The researcher had also taken the support of infection programs of CDC’s hospital to develop the programs and surviving system of surveillance (Emori, Culver, Horan, 1991).

To ensure that their own health and hygiene not pose a risk to service users and colleagues

This reflective essay is based upon my experience working alongside the Infection Prevention and Control Support Nurses at the general hospital. As part of my learning experience as a 2nd year student nurse is to accompany the infection control nurses when visiting the wards The role of the IPCSN involved teaching, educating and advising all disciplines across the Trust, monitoring outbreaks and daily surveillance.

P.R. is a 34 year-old male from Guatemala who went to a lake for cliff diving. He dove off of a cliff 20 feet from the water, hitting a rock, and fractured his neck at C6. This left P.R. as an incomplete quadriplegic, with partial gross movement of his upper arms. P.R. is able to move his shoulders to slightly lift his arms, but has no movements in his legs or the trunk. P.R. requires total assistance for all activities of daily living, and is incontinent of both bowel and bladder function. He speaks primarily Spanish and cannot communicate in English. He is verbally abusive and becomes combative with care givers. He does not have family support in America and is having difficulty adapting to American foods. P.R. has

Own health or hygiene might pose a risk to individuals or others at work by causing infections, causing illness or causing fatalities, this can be prevented by washing hands thoroughly before preparing food and after going to the toilet, covering mouth/ turning away when coughing, applying/ replacing old plasters, disposing of used tissues, taking sick leave if ill etc.

4.2: The potential risks of infection within the workplace can be very high in a care home as you are constantly coming into contact with people who may have infections, handling waste material which could be contaminated and working in an environment and with equipment which could be contaminated. This is why it is extremely important to wear the correct PPE and use the correct hand washing procedure and use the correct cleaning products.

working in the care environment we must ensure safe and good practise is provided. We are influenced and have such provides to help us gain knowledge such as national factors such as; codes of practise, national occupational standards, legislations and government initiatives. Working in the care environment it is an legal requirement to have an inspection every now and then, which must meet agreed national standards. If not, to result in the home being shut down. Also, the ways of working are set out in legislation and government papers. Every nursing home will have there own policy and procedures which you are able to read for guidance. Also caring and providing for people it is important we behave in a professional manner.

In addition, risk assessments should be undertaken for example; each person who has a catheter; PEG feed; pressure sore; or other factor which makes them more susceptible to the risk of infection. Ultimately anyone within the home who can cause infection are subject to risk assessment under the COSHH Regulations and Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation 1992. It is important that infected residents are isolated and infected staff excluded from work, until 48 hours after the symptoms have settled. Management of cases should be planned following a risk assessment, which should consider continence, personal hygiene, overall health, likelihood of physical contact with other residents or their food, the facilities available and the vulnerability of other residents. The local HPU can advise on this process. Infected residents should, if possible, have sole use of a designated toilet or commode as long as their symptoms persist. In the case of a likely norovirus infection, they should keep a designated toilet facility for 48 hours after their symptoms have settled.

Within the Public Health Department, like in the county structure, there is an Operations Chief, responsible for all the actions taken by the department. This is someone with experience in the field, supervisory experience, and an understanding of the structure and function of the department. Under the Operations Chief, there are officers for Logistics, Planning, Finance/Administration, Public Information and Liaison.

Being in a health and social care setting means that there are many opportunities to be exposed to infection. For example MRA (Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus) and hazardous

In every Health and social care setting, each person has a certain responsibility. Each care worker should be responsible for their own actions with regard to protecting themselves and others from infection. Throughout this essay I will be discussing the roles and responsibilities of care and non-care workers, managers and specialist personnel.

All agenciesi.e police, NHS, Gps, Medical services ect. They implement and work to the safegusrding adults policies and procedures. They ensure

The employer or manager – the managers of the home have the responsibilities to ensure that every member of staff understands the obligations of health and safety and that they provide training. It is also the mangers job to make sure the right equipment is provided to avoid injury when moving and handling and that the right protective equipment is also provided. Others in social care setting – Domestic Staff responsibilities are to ensure that all chemicals that are used to clean the care home are locked away safely and to work alongside carers and management to maintain the COSSH policies and procedure and to keep up to date with any changes in the

Among reviewing CNAs at a long-term care facility, it was seen that some CNA’s did not take off their gloves between giving perineal care of a patient after the patient used the bathroom and the CNA reached for the patient’s attire to put on the patient for that day. The CNA put every patient at risk of contracting the infection and the patients clothes could have became a source of C-diff. There are many cases similar to the one above where health workers are in a rush and do not perform their job/skills that they have been taught correctly. Health workers being in a rush also is due to shortage of staff. The CNAs at the long term facility discussed in this paragraph work a 9:1 ratio, which causes challenges for the health workers to give quality care to the patients.

Ample research exists that focuses on care recipients and elder caregivers, but generally, with a white majority as participants. However, there is limited research that examines health disparities and socioeconomic inequities’ impact on aging organizations and health care providers’ cultural awareness, competence and sensitivity when delivering care and services to minority informal elder caregivers and their care recipients, and the effect of those influences. Montgomery and Kosloski (2009) contends that informal eldercare research has not been successful due to the inconsistencies in caregivers’ experiences. Due to the complexities of African American eldercare, it is important that this proposed qualitative narrative inquiry occur to