Care Skills and demonstration

1. Assignment One (20%) – Word Count 1000 words (+/- 10%)  

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 – (5 marks)
2. Identify the different care needs between Patrick who is blind and a sighted resident.
3.  discuss in particular the difference in dressing and eating needs – (6 Marks)

3. Describe how you, as a health care worker, would support and assist Patrick to satisfy his social needs (3 Marks)
4. Reflect on key learning achieved during this assignment (3 Marks)

Marks will also be allocated for the following:

• Demonstrate evidence of critical thinking, additional research and correct referencing (2 Marks)
• Formatting of project and overall layout (1 Marks)

• 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 practice in relation to stoma care (4 Marks)
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 (3 Marks)

4. In terms of Infection Prevention & Control, describe how you would dispose of any soiled linen (3 Marks)
5. Reflect on key learning achieved during this assignment (3 Marks)

There are several needs for the elderly that have not been significantly addressed. Aging is a process associated with different elements, such as the probability of developing chronic diseases and gradual disabilities. As a result, the elderly face great vulnerability because of age advancement, especially because of being subjected to the reality that subjects the elderly to inappropriate nutrition, chronic illness, social exclusion, and high risk of functional disorders (Paskaleva and Tufkova 2017, p. 3).

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